Ernest Augustus Taylor

Vice-Admiral Sir Ernest Augustus Taylor (17 April 1876 – 11 March 1971) was a British Royal Navy officer and politician.[1]

Naval career

Taylor was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy. In early May 1902, he was appointed to serve as gunnery lieutenant on the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Renown, in the Mediterranean Squadron.[2]

In World War I, he commanded the pre-dreadnought Queen[3] and the light cruiser Birmingham.[4]

Political career

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Paddington South from 1930 to 1950.[1][5]

He won the Paddington South byelection in 1930 as a candidate for the Empire Free Trade Crusade, retaining it in the 1931 General Election. He joined the Conservative Party after that General election.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "TAYLOR, Vice-Adm. Sir Ernest Augustus". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Saturday, 26 April 1902. (36752), p. 11.
  3. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 397e.
  4. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 741.
  5. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Douglas King		 Member of Parliament for Paddington South
1930 – 1950 		Succeeded by
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