Patrick McNair-Wilson
Sir Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson (born 28 May 1929) is a British Conservative politician.
McNair-Wilson was educated at Eton College and was commissioned in the Coldstream Guards 1947-52, serving in Palestine and North Africa. He joined the staff of Conservative Central Office in 1955 and was a director of the London Municipal Society and a broadcaster.
McNair-Wilson was originally 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 that seat until his retirement in 1997.
He is the elder brother of the late Sir Michael McNair-Wilson, former MP for Newbury.
Personal
Patrick McNair-Wilson has five children, Jennifer, Arabella, Anne, Guy and Kate. He has four grandchildren, Lily, Jack, Edie and Charlie.[citation needed]
References
- 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
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- 1929 births
- Living people
- Coldstream Guards officers
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Knights Bachelor
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- People educated at Eton College
- UK MPs 1964–66
- UK MPs 1966–70
- UK MPs 1970–74
- UK MPs 1974
- UK MPs 1974–79
- UK MPs 1979–83
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- Conservative MP (UK), 1920s birth stubs