John Taylor (Dumbarton Burghs MP)

John Taylor, OBE, JP (23 December 1857 – 19 September 1936) was the member of parliament (MP) for Dumbarton Burghs elected at the 1918 general election, when he narrowly defeated David Kirkwood.[1]

For other people named John Taylor, see John Taylor (disambiguation).

John Taylor
Born(1857-12-23)23 December 1857
Died19 September 1936(1936-09-19) (aged 78)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationPolitician

A native of Stirling, he was educated at Cambusbarron Public School and Stirling Art School. A painter and decorator by trade in business at Clydebank from 1888 to 1919, he was a member of the Clydebank Town Council for 25 years and provost for 14 years.

He is usually regarded as a Liberal, although his candidacy was jointly organised by the National Democratic and Labour Party.[2] In the House of Commons, he was a supporter of David Lloyd George's coalition government.

He lost the seat to Kirkwood in 1922, when he stood as a National Liberal, and he did not stand again.

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1975). Minor Parties in British By-elections, 1885-1974. London: Macmillan Press. pp. 53–54.
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