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He became the SNP's organiser in the 1930s when the party was still headed by John MacCormick, but he resisted MacCormick's later attempts to change the SNP from supporting a policy of full Scottish independence to supporting a modicum of Home Rule. MacCormick would leave the SNP in 1942 from which point McIntyre became the party's leading figure.
McIntyre served as Party President until 1980 after his stint as leader. He died February 2, 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting.
| Preceded by: Bruce Watson | Leader of the Scottish National Party 1947-1956 | Followed by: James HallidayJames Halliday was the leader of the Scottish National Party from 1956 (following on from Robert McIntyre) until 1960 (being replaced by Arthur Donaldson). Halliday was elected leader of the SNP when McIntyre decided to step down as he felt there was some |