A plaque has been put up in Lochwinnoch’s McKillop Institute in memory of a social reformer who hailed from the village.
The commemorative plate pays homage to historical figure Roland Muirhead – a political activist who lived from 1868 until 1964.
The tribute was the result of a motion from independent councillor Andy Doig which received cross-party backing in 2018.
He said it was “right and proper” to remember and respect Muirhead’s “outstanding contribution” to public life in this way.
Councillor Doig said: “I live in, and represent, Lochwinnoch, where the great Roland Eugene Muirhead was born and campaigned all his adult life for the causes of social justice and Scottish nationhood.
“He had a youthful flirtation with anarchism, settled down to liberalism, became a financial doyen of the Independent Labour party for decades and then helped found the SNP in 1934.
“In the 1950s, he founded his own Scottish National Congress.
“But throughout his political evolution his core principles remained the same, the betterment of humanity and giving Scotland back its voice in the counsels of power.”
After speaking to some of his constituents in the village, Councillor Doig felt the impact of Muirhead had been forgotten.
This led him to put forward a motion to full council more than four years ago and has since resulted in a plaque being erected at the McKillop.
Councillor Doig added: “It is right and proper that this plaque was erected as Roland made an outstanding contribution as a journalist and campaigner to Scottish public life for a sustained period of 60 years.
“He was the only public figure from Lochwinnoch in the 20th century who was active on the national political stage and he campaigned particularly strongly as a champion of decolonisation in the 1950s at a time when this policy was far from being universally popular.”
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