John Taylor (22 July 1902 – 1 March 1962) was a British Labour Party politician who served as

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for

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. He was first elected at the 1951 general election, and his death in 1962 at the age of 59 caused a hotly contested by-election, in which

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of the

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was beaten by Labour's Tam Dalyell.

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* 1902 births 1962 deaths Scottish Labour MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub