What is James Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane?
{{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = Baron Gordon of Strathblane | name = James Gordon | birth_name = James Stuart Gordon | image = Official portrait of Lord Gordon of Strathblane crop 2.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|5|17|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|3|31|1936|5|17|df=y}} | death_place = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] | death_cause = [[COVID-19]] | occupation = [[Businessman]], [[politician]] | home_town = }} '''James Stuart Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (17 May 1936 &ndash; 31 March 2020) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] businessman, politician and manager. He was born in [[Glasgow]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/2598/career|title=Parliamentary career for Lord Gordon of Strathblane - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|website=members.parliament.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-05-24|archive-date=2020-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808153125/https://members.parliament.uk/member/2598/career|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == Gordon was a member of the [[Scottish Development Agency]] between 1981 and 1990 and chair of the [[Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre]] between 1983 and 1989. Gordon worked as a political editor for [[STV (TV network)|STV]] between 1965 and 1973, and as managing director of [[Radio Clyde]] between 1973 and 1996. He was the founder of Radio Clyde. In the [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964 general election]] he ran for [[Member of the Parliament]] for [[East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Renfrewshire]] for [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] but lost the race. In 1984, he was awarded a Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (CBE). On 4 October 1997, he was created a [[life peer]] with the title '''Baron Gordon of Strathblane''', of Deil's Craig in [[Stirling]]. == Personal life == Gordon died in