Douglas Glover (UK politician)
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Colonel Sir Douglas Glover T.D., M.P. (13 February 1908 – 15 January 1982) British Conservative
politician. Member of Parliament for Ormskirk
(1953–70) and Army Colonel during World War II
. Sometime Chairman of the Conservative Party, and of the British Anti-Slavery Society.
Educated at Giggleswick School
, where he was later a Governor, and where the 'Sir Douglas Glover Memorial Lecture' is held periodically in his memory.
On leaving school in 1925 he entered the family textile business, S.B.Glover & Co. Ltd., eventually becoming Managing Director. He also served for many years on the council of the Wholesale Textile Association of Great Britain.
At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, he was a subaltern in the 7th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment,TA; in 1945 he was appointed to the command of the 2nd Battalion Princess Louise’s Kensington Regiment in North-West Europe; and from 1947-50 he
commanded the 9th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, TA. For his services in the Netherlands he was made Knight Officer, Order of Orange Nassau.
After the war he returned to the family business, whilst also contesting the parliamentary seats of Blackburn in 1945, and Stalybridge and Hyde in both 1950 and 1951 before being elected as the Member for Ormskirk in a 1953 by-election. He was knighted in 1960.
In later life he moved to Switzerland where Baroness Thatcher
, a close friend, would often spend her summer holidays visiting Sir Douglas and his wife.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician. Member of Parliament for Ormskirk
Ormskirk
Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England. It is situated north of Liverpool city centre, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston.-Geography and administration:...
(1953–70) and Army Colonel during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Sometime Chairman of the Conservative Party, and of the British Anti-Slavery Society.
Educated at Giggleswick School
Giggleswick School
Giggleswick School is an independent co-educational boarding school in Giggleswick, near Settle, North Yorkshire, England.- Early school :...
, where he was later a Governor, and where the 'Sir Douglas Glover Memorial Lecture' is held periodically in his memory.
On leaving school in 1925 he entered the family textile business, S.B.Glover & Co. Ltd., eventually becoming Managing Director. He also served for many years on the council of the Wholesale Textile Association of Great Britain.
At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, he was a subaltern in the 7th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment,TA; in 1945 he was appointed to the command of the 2nd Battalion Princess Louise’s Kensington Regiment in North-West Europe; and from 1947-50 he
commanded the 9th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, TA. For his services in the Netherlands he was made Knight Officer, Order of Orange Nassau.
After the war he returned to the family business, whilst also contesting the parliamentary seats of Blackburn in 1945, and Stalybridge and Hyde in both 1950 and 1951 before being elected as the Member for Ormskirk in a 1953 by-election. He was knighted in 1960.
In later life he moved to Switzerland where Baroness Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
, a close friend, would often spend her summer holidays visiting Sir Douglas and his wife.