Thomas Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gryfe
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Thomas Johnston Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gryfe. Born 27 April 1912; died 13 July 2001.
Son of John Sharp Taylor, Glasgow; Married 1943, Isobel Wands; two daughters
DL; FRSE 1977; Chairman, Morgan Grenfell (Scotland) Ltd, 1973–85
Appointed Baron Taylor of Gryfe, cr 1968 (Life Peer), of Bridge of Weir
, Renfrewshire
Educated Bellahouston Acad., Glasgow
As a young man Taylor was a member of the Independent Labour Party
and stood for the ILP as parliamentary candidate in the Edinburgh Central by-election, 1941
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Member: British Railways Board, 1968–80 (Chairman Scottish Railways Board, 1971–80); Board of Scottish Television Ltd, 1968–82; Forestry Commission, 1963–76 (Chairman., 1970–76). President, Scottish CWS, 1965–70; Member, Scottish Economic Council, 1971–74. Director: Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co. Ltd, 1971–89; Friends’ Provident Life Office, 1972–82; Scottish Metropolitan Property Co. Ltd, 1972–88; BR Property Bd, 1972–82; Member International Advisory Council, Morgan Grenfell. Chairman, Economic Forestry Group, 1976–81. Chairman, All-Party Parliamentary Forestry Group, 1995–. Trustee, Dulverton Trust, 1980–; Chm., Scottish Action on Dementia, 1989–95. DL Renfrewshire, 1970. Hon. LLD Strathclyde, 1974. Comdr’s Cross, OM (Germany), 1992
Son of John Sharp Taylor, Glasgow; Married 1943, Isobel Wands; two daughters
DL; FRSE 1977; Chairman, Morgan Grenfell (Scotland) Ltd, 1973–85
Appointed Baron Taylor of Gryfe, cr 1968 (Life Peer), of Bridge of Weir
Bridge of Weir
Bridge of Weir is a village in within the Renfrewshire council area and wider historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
, Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east...
Educated Bellahouston Acad., Glasgow
As a young man Taylor was a member of the Independent Labour Party
Independent Labour Party
The Independent Labour Party was a socialist political party in Britain established in 1893. The ILP was affiliated to the Labour Party from 1906 to 1932, when it voted to leave...
and stood for the ILP as parliamentary candidate in the Edinburgh Central by-election, 1941
Edinburgh Central by-election, 1941
The Edinburgh by-election, 1941 was a parliamentary by-election held on 11 December 1941 for the British House of Commons constituency of Edinburgh Central in Scotland....
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Member: British Railways Board, 1968–80 (Chairman Scottish Railways Board, 1971–80); Board of Scottish Television Ltd, 1968–82; Forestry Commission, 1963–76 (Chairman., 1970–76). President, Scottish CWS, 1965–70; Member, Scottish Economic Council, 1971–74. Director: Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co. Ltd, 1971–89; Friends’ Provident Life Office, 1972–82; Scottish Metropolitan Property Co. Ltd, 1972–88; BR Property Bd, 1972–82; Member International Advisory Council, Morgan Grenfell. Chairman, Economic Forestry Group, 1976–81. Chairman, All-Party Parliamentary Forestry Group, 1995–. Trustee, Dulverton Trust, 1980–; Chm., Scottish Action on Dementia, 1989–95. DL Renfrewshire, 1970. Hon. LLD Strathclyde, 1974. Comdr’s Cross, OM (Germany), 1992