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Harry McShane, Scottish engineer and activist (died 1988)
Harry McShane was a Scottish socialist, and a close colleague of John Maclean. McShane remembered later that his faith in the Soviet Union remained strong, but he had his first doubts after the trip. In 1933, McShane lead an NUWM march from Glasgow to Edinburgh which became known as the Scottish Hunger March.
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Harry McShane was born in 1891. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1891 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64.0M | 341 million |
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