Charles Taylor (UK politician)
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Sir Charles Stuart Taylor (10 April 1910 – 29 March 1989 ) was an English businessman and Conservative
politician
who sat in the House of Commons from 1935 to 1974.
Taylor was the son of Alfred George Taylor and his wife Mary Kirwan. He was educated at Epsom College
, Surrey and at Trinity College, Cambridge
. In 1935, he was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Eastbourne
in East Sussex
, in an unopposed by-election on 29 March following the death of Conservative MP John Slater
. At the age of 25 he was the youngest member in the house. He was awarded MA from Cambridge in 1937.
Taylor fought in the Second World War in the Royal Artillery
and became a Temporary Major in 1941. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.). He was managing director of Cow and Gate and later Unigate. In 1946 he became President of Grosvenor House (Park Lane) Ltd, Residential Hotels Associaiton. He became Deputy Lieutenant
of Sussex in 1948 and was knighted in 1954. In 1958 he became Honorary Colonel in the 3rd (Sussex Battalion) Mobile Defence Corps. He was invested as a Serving Brother, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.
Taylor held the seat until his retirement from the House of Commons at the February 1974 general election
after he was de-selected by his local party. He was succeeded by Ian Gow
.
Taylor married actress Constance Ada Shotter
, daughter of Frederick E Shotter and sister of Winifred Shotter
on 20 May 1936. They had three sons and a daughter and lived at Ratton Wood, Willingdon, Eastbourne, Sussex.
Conservative Party (UK)
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Politician
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who sat in the House of Commons from 1935 to 1974.
Taylor was the son of Alfred George Taylor and his wife Mary Kirwan. He was educated at Epsom College
Epsom College
Epsom College is an independent co-educational public school in Epsom, Surrey, England, for pupils aged 13 to 18. Founded in 1853 to provide support for poor members of the medical profession such as pensioners and orphans , Epsom's long-standing association with medicine was estimated in 1980 as...
, Surrey and at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. In 1935, he was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Eastbourne
Eastbourne (UK Parliament constituency)
Eastbourne is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election. Traditionally a safe Conservative seat, Eastbourne became very marginal following the 1990...
in East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
, in an unopposed by-election on 29 March following the death of Conservative MP John Slater
John Slater (UK politician)
John Slater was an English Conservative Party politician.In 1932, Slater was elected as Member of Parliament for Eastbourne in East Sussex, in an unopposed by-election on 29th March following the death of Conservative MP Edward Marjoribanks.Slater held the seat for less than three years, dying...
. At the age of 25 he was the youngest member in the house. He was awarded MA from Cambridge in 1937.
Taylor fought in the Second World War in the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
and became a Temporary Major in 1941. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.). He was managing director of Cow and Gate and later Unigate. In 1946 he became President of Grosvenor House (Park Lane) Ltd, Residential Hotels Associaiton. He became Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Sussex in 1948 and was knighted in 1954. In 1958 he became Honorary Colonel in the 3rd (Sussex Battalion) Mobile Defence Corps. He was invested as a Serving Brother, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.
Taylor held the seat until his retirement from the House of Commons at the February 1974 general election
United Kingdom general election, February 1974
The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...
after he was de-selected by his local party. He was succeeded by Ian Gow
Ian Gow
Ian Reginald Edward Gow TD was a British Conservative politician and solicitor. While serving as Member of Parliament for Eastbourne, he was assassinated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army who exploded a bomb under his car outside his home in East Sussex.-Life:Ian Gow was born at 3 Upper...
.
Taylor married actress Constance Ada Shotter
Constance Shotter
Constance Ada Shotter was a British actress who appeared in several films in the 1930s.Shotter was born in London, the daughter of Frederick Ernest and Harriet Payne Shotter. She was the sister of actress Winifred Shotter. By 1926 she was a chorus dancer, appearing in The Midnight Follies a...
, daughter of Frederick E Shotter and sister of Winifred Shotter
Winifred Shotter
Winifred Florence Shotter was a British film actress. She was the sister of the actress Constance Shotter and the wife of Gilbert Davis....
on 20 May 1936. They had three sons and a daughter and lived at Ratton Wood, Willingdon, Eastbourne, Sussex.