Richard Taylor
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Richard Taylor
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Richard Taylor
Taylor, Richard (1826-1879) Confederate army officer. Born near Louisville, Kentucky, Richard Taylor was the son of future President Zachary Taylor. The younger Taylor graduated from Yale in 1845, and accompanied his father at the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma during the early days of the Mexican War (1846-48). After a prolonged illness he became active in Democratic politics in Louisiana, was a delegate to the state secession convention, and was appointed colonel of the 9th Louisiana Infantry Regiment. Taylor was Jefferson Davis's brother-in-law, but demonstrated considerable military skill to earn his promotions. He served under Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley and with Robert E. Lee during the Seven Days'Battles, before being promoted to major general and taking command of the District of West Louisiana. Though often ill, he kept Benjamin Butler bottled up in New Orleans and turned back Nathaniel P. Banks' advance up the Red River in 1864. He briefly retired after clashing with his superior Gen. E. Kirby Smith, but in August 1864 was promoted to lieutenant general and put in charge of the Department of East Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. His command was the last Confederate force east of the Mississippi when he surrendered on May 4, 1865.
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Taylor, Richard, 1826-79, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. near Louisville, Ky.; son of Zachary Taylor. A Louisiana planter, he attained some political prominence and was a member of the Louisiana secession convention. In the Civil War he was made a brigadier general (Oct., 1861) and fought under Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley and in the Seven Days battles of the Peninsular campaign. He was made commander in Louisiana in 1862. His victory at Sabine Crossroads (Apr. 8, 1864), although followed by a repulse at Pleasant Hill the next day, induced Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks to abandon his Red River expedition. In Aug., 1864, Taylor was promoted to lieutenant general and made commander in the lower South. The collapse of the Confederate armies in the East led him to surrender in May, 1865. In 1879 he wrote Destruction and Reconstruction (ed. by R. B. Harwell, 1955).
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Richard Taylor (UK politician)
| Dr Richard Taylor | |
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| Member of Parliament for Wyre Forest |
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| In office 7 June 2001 – 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | David Lock |
| Succeeded by | Mark Garnier |
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| Born | 7 July 1934 |
| Political party | Health Concern |
| Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Medical Doctor |
Richard Thomas Taylor FRCP (born 7 July 1934) is an English doctor and former politician. He served as an Independent Member of Parliament for Wyre Forest between 2001 and 2010.[1] He is also a supporter of the Independent Network.
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Background and education
The son of Thomas Taylor and his wife Mabel Hickley, Taylor was educated at The Leys School, the same school as the former Independent MP Martin Bell, who was two years below him. Taylor went to Clare College Cambridge, and the former Westminster Medical School, now part of the Imperial College School of Medicine.
Medical career
- 1959-1961: Registrar at Westminster Hospital, London
- 1961-1964: Medical Officer, Royal Air Force
- 1964-1972: Hospital doctor in London hospitals
- 1972-1995: Consultant physician, Kidderminster General Hospital
Parliamentary career
Before entering politics, Taylor was a member of his local Health Authority, chairman of Kidderminster Hospital League of Friends (1996–2001), and a committee member of the Save Kidderminster Hospital Campaign (1997–2001).
Standing for Parliament as an Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern candidate at the 2001 general election, Taylor campaigned largely on a single issue, that of restoring the Accident & Emergency department of Kidderminster Hospital,[2] which had been closed in 2000 due to cuts in the NHS. Taylor won with a majority of 18,000, defeating the incumbent Labour MP and junior minister, David Lock. The Liberal Democrats decided not to put up a candidate against him. The Liberal Democrats had previously stood down when faced with another independent candidate - Martin Bell in Tatton in 1997.
Taylor was re-elected at the 2005 election with a reduced majority of 5,250; again the Liberal Democrats stood aside. Conservative candidate Mark Garnier took second place and Labour were pushed into third in the constituency. This made Taylor the first independent MP to retain a seat in the House of Commons in a second election since Frank Maguire in 1979.[3]
He became secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Patient and Public Involvement in Health.[4] However, he did not manage to persuade the Labour Government to restore A&E services to Kidderminster Hospital.
While his speeches in the Commons were mostly confined to the health service, Taylor also laid out an atypical collection of political views. These non-health policies included support for Section 28, the renationalisation of the British railway system, and the availability of cannabis as a controlled drug.[5] He also opposed the Iraq war.[6]
The Liberal Democrats decided to oppose Taylor during the 2010 general election, and Taylor was defeated by the Conservative candidate, Mark Garnier.
Personal life
In 1962, Taylor married Ann Brett and they had one son and two daughters. After this marriage was dissolved, in 1990 he married secondly Christine Miller and with her had a further daughter. He currently resides in Kidderminster.
References
- ^ Wyre Forest - Election Results 2010, BBC.
- ^ "Wyre Forest candidates back return of Kidderminster A&E - 30th April 2010". BBC News. 30 April 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/england/8655533.stm. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ http://www.election.demon.co.uk
- ^ House of Commons - Register of Interests of Members' Secretaries and Research Assistants[dead link]
- ^ Profile page, BBC News
- ^ Theyworkforyou
Bibliography
- Who's Who (A & C. Black, London, 2003) page 2125
External links
- Dr Richard Taylor MP - official site
- Richard Taylor MP profile at BBC News
- Richard Taylor at epolitix.com
- Richard Taylor MP at Ask Aristotle
- Richard Taylor MP at theyworkforyou.com
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Taylor
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Member of Parliament for Wyre Forest 2001 – 2010 |
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