Michael McNair-Wilson
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Michael McNair-Wilson | |
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Born | Robert Michael Conal McNair-Wilson 12 October 1930 |
Died | 28 March 1993 Bucklebury, Berkshire, England | (aged 62)
Nationality | British |
Education | Eton College |
Political party | Conservative |
Children | Laura Farris |
Relatives | Patrick McNair-Wilson (brother) |
Sir Robert Michael Conal McNair-Wilson (12 October 1930 – 28 March 1993) was a British Conservative Party politician and a Member of Parliament (MP).
Early life
McNair-Wilson was born on 12 October 1930. He attended Eton College before joining the Royal Irish Fusiliers through national service. He then worked for a period at the BBC in Northern Ireland.
Career
McNair-Wilson contested the seat of Lincoln in 1964, but was beaten by Labour's Dick Taverne.
In 1969 he stood as the Conservative candidate in the Walthamstow East by-election, defeating the Labour candidate, Colin Phipps. He held the seat until 1974, when it was abolished and replaced by the new Walthamstow constituency.
In the February 1974 general election he won the Conservative safe seat of Newbury where he remained as MP for 18 years before standing down before the 1992 general election.
He was knighted in the 1988 Birthday Honours for political service.[1]
Personal life
His brother Patrick McNair-Wilson, who had been Conservative MP for Lewisham West from 1964 to 1966, was also a by-election winner, returning to Parliament in 1968 for the New Forest constituency.
McNair-Wilson married Deidre Granville (née Tuckett) in 1974.[2] Their daughter Laura was elected as MP for Newbury at the 2019 general election.[3]
Death
McNair-Wilson contracted kidney disease in 1984. He died on 28 March 1993 in Bucklebury, Berkshire.[2]
See also
References
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 51365". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1988. p. 2.
- ^ a b Cograve, Patrick (30 March 1993). "Obituary: Sir Michael McNair-Wilson". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE: Laura Farris". Newbury Today. 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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