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Sir Robert Michael Conal McNair-Wilson (12 October 1930 – 28 March 1993) was a British
Conservative Party
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politician and a
Member of Parliament
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(MP).
Early life
McNair-Wilson was born on 12 October 1930. He attended
Eton College
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before joining the
Royal Irish Fusiliers
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through national service. He then worked for a period at the
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in Northern Ireland.
Career
McNair-Wilson contested the seat of
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in
1964
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, but was beaten by
Labour's Dick Taverne
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.
In 1969 he stood as the Conservative candidate in the
Walthamstow East by-election, defeating the Labour candidate,
Colin Phipps
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. He held the seat until 1974, when it was abolished and replaced by the new
Walthamstow
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constituency.
In the
February 1974 general election he won the Conservative
safe seat
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of
Newbury where he remained as MP for 18 years before standing down before the
1992 general election.
Personal life
His brother
Patrick McNair-Wilson
Sir Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson (born 28 May 1929) is a British former Conservative Member of Parliament and consultant.
Early life and career
McNair-Wilson is the son of Dr Robert McNair-Wilson. He was educated at Eton College a ...
, 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
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constituency.
McNair-Wilson married Deidre Granville (née Tuckett) in 1974.
Their daughter
Laura was elected as MP for Newbury at the
2019 general election.
Death
McNair-Wilson contracted
kidney disease
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in 1984. He died on 28 March 1993 in
Bucklebury,
Berkshire
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.
See also
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List of political families in the United Kingdom
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1930 births
1993 deaths
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