John Taylor (West Lothian MP)
British Labour Party politician (1902–1962)
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John Taylor (22 July 1902 – 1 March 1962) was a British Labour Party politician who served as member of parliament for West Lothian.[1]
John Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons | |
| In office 23 October 1959 – 1 March 1962 | |
| Leader | Hugh Gaitskell |
| Preceded by | Ernest Popplewell |
| Succeeded by | Edward Short |
| Member of Parliament for West Lothian | |
| In office 25 October 1951 – 1 March 1962 | |
| Preceded by | George Mathers |
| Succeeded by | Tam Dalyell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1902 |
| Died | 1 March 1962 (aged 59) |
| Party | Labour |
Political career
He was first elected at the 1951 general election, and his death in 1962 at the age of 59 caused a hotly contested by-election, in which William Wolfe of the Scottish National Party was beaten by Labour's Tam Dalyell.
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