Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Alexander (Alex) Garrow (12 March 1923 – 16 December 1966) was a Labour politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected Member of Parliament for Glasgow Pollok at the 1964 general election, was re-elected in 1966 but died later the same year, at the age of 43.Known in The House for being a MP who was not committed to personal advancement, he gave up his pay rise to the pensioners in 1964 along with another Glasgow Labour MP.[citation needed] He also was a key member of Glasgow City Council Transport sub-committee who helped introduce Atlantean One Man Operated buses into the City.[citation needed]His swansong was, unfortunately, attempting to find a new permanent home for The Burrell Collection which, until the opening of a dedicated museum In Pollok Estate, was housed in Pollok House, Kelvin Grove Art Gallery and Museum and some dusty store rooms in the latter.[citation needed]He paired with Teddy, later Sir Edward, Taylor.[citation needed]. }
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- Alex_Garrow abstract "Alexander (Alex) Garrow (12 March 1923 – 16 December 1966) was a Labour politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected Member of Parliament for Glasgow Pollok at the 1964 general election, was re-elected in 1966 but died later the same year, at the age of 43.Known in The House for being a MP who was not committed to personal advancement, he gave up his pay rise to the pensioners in 1964 along with another Glasgow Labour MP.[citation needed] He also was a key member of Glasgow City Council Transport sub-committee who helped introduce Atlantean One Man Operated buses into the City.[citation needed]His swansong was, unfortunately, attempting to find a new permanent home for The Burrell Collection which, until the opening of a dedicated museum In Pollok Estate, was housed in Pollok House, Kelvin Grove Art Gallery and Museum and some dusty store rooms in the latter.[citation needed]He paired with Teddy, later Sir Edward, Taylor.[citation needed]".