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Robert George Taylor (7 December 1932 – 18 June 1981) was a British Conservative politician.

Background

Taylor was born in 1932, and attended Cranleigh School. He worked in architectural ironmongery, becoming an executive with the G and S Allgood company.^[1] He served as a parachutist in the Territorial Army.^[1]

In 1964, he married Rosemary Box, and they had two children.^[1]

Parliamentary career

Taylor fought Battersea North in 1959 and 1964, but was defeated each time by Labour's Douglas Jay.^[1]

He was Member of Parliament for Croydon North West from 1970 until he died from a heart attack at his home in Surrey on 18 June 1981, aged 48, 11 years to the day after his election to parliament.^[2]^[3] In the subsequent by-election, the Conservatives lost the seat to Liberal Bill Pitt.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mr R. G. Taylor". The Times. 20 June 1981. p. 14.
^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Clark, George; Gibb, Clark (20 June 1981). "Liberals want their man to stand for Croydon". The Times. p. 1.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Taylor

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Preceded by Fred Harris	Member of Parliament for Croydon North West 1970–1981	Succeeded by Bill Pitt

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[Obit-1] "Mr R. G. Taylor". The Times. 20 June 1981. p. 14.

[2] "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[3] Clark, George; Gibb, Clark (20 June 1981). "Liberals want their man to stand for Croydon". The Times. p. 1.

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-'''Robert George Taylor''' (7 December 1932&mdash;18 June 1981) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician.
+'''Robert George Taylor''' (7 December 1932 &ndash; 18 June 1981) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician.
+==Background==
+Taylor was born in 1932, and attended [[Cranleigh School]]. He worked in [[architectural ironmongery]], becoming an executive with the G and S Allgood company.<ref name = Obit>{{cite news|title = Mr R. G. Taylor|date = 20 June 1981|newspaper = [[The Times]]|page = 14}}</ref> He served as a parachutist in the [[Army Reserve (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]].<ref name = Obit/>
+In 1964, he married Rosemary Box, and they had two children.<ref name = Obit/>
 ==Parliamentary career==
-Taylor fought [[Battersea North (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea North]] in [[1959 United Kingdom general election|1959]] and [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964]], but was defeated each time by [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour's]] [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]].
+Taylor fought [[Battersea North (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea North]] in [[1959 United Kingdom general election|1959]] and [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964]], but was defeated each time by [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour's]] [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]].<ref name = Obit/>
-He was [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Croydon North West (UK Parliament constituency)|Croydon North West]] from [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]] until he died in office on 18 June 1981 (the 11th anniversary of his election),  triggering the [[1981 Croydon North West by-election|Croydon North West by-election]] in which the Conservatives lost the seat to [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Bill Pitt (politician)|Bill Pitt]].
+He was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Croydon North West (UK Parliament constituency)|Croydon North West]] from [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]] until he died from a heart attack at his home in [[Surrey]] on 18 June 1981, aged 48, 11 years to the day after his election to parliament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=zuvKdr3v%2BuZRrY%2FYLJZ5Fw&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=13 October 2023|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title = Liberals want their man to stand for Croydon|newspaper = [[The Times]]|last1 = Clark|first1 = George|last2 = Gibb|first2 = Clark|date = 20 June 1981|page = 1}}</ref> In the [[1981 Croydon North West by-election|subsequent by-election]], the Conservatives lost the seat to [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Bill Pitt (politician)|Bill Pitt]].
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