Michael McNair-Wilson
Michael McNair-Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Newbury | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | John Astor |
| Succeeded by | Judith Chaplin |
| Member of Parliament for Walthamstow East | |
| In office 27 March 1969 – 7 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | William Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Michael Conal McNair-Wilson 12 October 1930 London, England |
| Died | 28 March 1993 (aged 62) Bucklebury, Berkshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Deidre Granville (m. 1974) |
| Children | Laura Farris |
| Relatives | Patrick McNair-Wilson (brother) |
| Education | Eton College |
Sir Robert Michael Conal McNair-Wilson (12 October 1930 – 28 March 1993) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Walthamstow East from 1969 to 1974 and for Newbury from 1974 to 1992.
Early life
Robert Michael Conal McNair-Wilson was born in Hampstead, London, on 12 October 1930.[1] He attended Eton College before joining the Royal Irish Fusiliers through national service. He then worked for a period at the BBC in Northern Ireland.[2]
Career
McNair-Wilson contested the seat of Lincoln in 1964, but was beaten by Labour's Dick Taverne.[2]
In 1969 he stood as the Conservative candidate in the Walthamstow East by-election, defeating the Labour candidate, Colin Phipps.[2] He held the seat until 1974, when it was abolished and replaced by the new Walthamstow constituency.[2]
In the February 1974 general election he won the Conservative safe seat of Newbury where he remained as MP for 18 years before standing down before the 1992 general election, on health grounds.[2]
In 1984, McNair-Wilson was diagnosed with Goodpasture syndrome, causing kidney failure and necessitating thrice-weekly kidney dialysis treatment.[3] The Times said that his experience "transformed him from a mild but critical friend of the National Health Service to possibly its most enthusiastic supporter on the Conservative benches".[2] He underwent a kidney transplant in 1990.[3]
He was knighted in the 1988 Birthday Honours for political service.[4]
Personal life
His brother Patrick McNair-Wilson, who had been Conservative MP for Lewisham West from 1964 to 1966, was also a by-election winner, returning to Parliament in 1968 for the New Forest constituency.
McNair-Wilson married Deidre Granville (née Tuckett) in 1974.[5] Their daughter Laura was elected as MP for Newbury at the 2019 general election.[6]
McNair-Wilson died on 28 March 1993 in Bucklebury, Berkshire, at the age of 62.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Births". The Daily Telegraph. 14 October 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 7 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
WILSON.—On Oct. 12, 1930, at 40A, Frognal-lane, Hampstead, to DORIS, wife of Dr. R. MCNAIR WILSON, a son.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sir Michael McNair-Wilson". The Times. 29 March 1993. p. 19.
- ^ a b "Sir Michael McNair-Wilson". The Daily Telegraph. 29 March 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 16 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 51365". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1988. p. 2.
- ^ a b Cograve, Patrick (30 March 1993). "Obituary: Sir Michael McNair-Wilson". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE: Laura Farris". Newbury Today. 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael McNair-Wilson
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs