Patrick McNair-Wilson
Sir Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson (born 28 May 1929) is a former British Conservative Member of Parliament and consultant.[1]
Early life and career[]
McNair-Wilson was the son of Dr Robert McNair-Wilson.[1] He was educated at Eton College and was commissioned in the Coldstream Guards from 1947 to 1952, serving in Palestine and North Africa. From 1951 to 1953, he was an executive at the French Shipping Company.[1]
He joined the staff of Conservative Central Office in 1954, working for them until 1958. He became a director of the London Municipal Society in 1961, remaining in the role until 1963. In the same period, he was editor of The Londoner.[1] He was also a broadcaster.
McNair-Wilson was originally the Member of Parliament for Lewisham West from 1964 until he lost the seat to Labour in 1966. He then won the 1968 by-election in the New Forest constituency, representing this safe Conservative seat until his retirement in 1997.[1]
Honours[]
In 1989, McNair-Wilson was awarded a knighthood.[1]
Personal life[]
He is the elder brother of the late Sir Michael McNair-Wilson, former MP for Newbury. His niece, Laura Farris, was elected as the MP for Newbury at the 2019 general election.
In 1953, McNair-Wilson married Diana Evelyn Kitty Campbell Methuen-Campbell, the daughter of the Hon. Laurence Methuen-Campbell. She died in 2015.[1] The couple have five children: Jennifer, Arabella, Anne, Guy and Kate. He also has four grandchildren, Lily, Jack, Edie and Charlie.[citation needed] McNair-Wilson's recreations are sailing, pottery and flying. He lives on a farm in Beaulieu, Hampshire.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "McNair-wilson, Sir Patrick (Michael Ernest David), (born 28 May 1929), consultant". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u26150. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966 & 1997
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Patrick McNair-Wilson
- 1929 births
- Living people
- Coldstream Guards officers
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Knights Bachelor
- People educated at Eton College
- Politicians awarded knighthoods
- UK MPs 1964–1966
- UK MPs 1966–1970
- UK MPs 1970–1974
- UK MPs 1974
- UK MPs 1974–1979
- UK MPs 1979–1983
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- Politics of the United Kingdom articles needing infoboxes
- Conservative MP for England stubs
- Conservative MP (UK), 1920s birth stubs