He was born in the manse at Thurso the son of the Rev Walter Ross Taylor (1838-1907), a prominent Free Church of Scotland minister and in turn son of the Very Rev Dr Walter Ross Taylor who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1884,[2] and his first wife, Margaret Paterson.[3] He was educated at Leys School in Cambridge, and at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, where he studied law. He was called to the Scottish bar in 1902.[1]
He entered the Egyptian civil service in 1905 and held several judicial and administrative positions. He served as counsel to the Sultan and adviser to the Ministries of Public Works, War, and Agriculture.[1]
During the later years of the First World War, he was chairman of the Supplies Control Board, Egypt.[1] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1919 New Year Honours for his services during the war.[4] He was also awarded the Order of the Nile, Egypt's highest state honor.[1]
Following his retirement from the civil service in 1923, he returned to the UK and sought public office. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Woodbridge from 1931 to 1945.[1]
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In 1910, he married Frances Orr. They had two sons.[1]
walter, ross, taylor, july, 1877, july, 1958, scottish, conservative, party, politician, civil, servant, contents, life, family, references, external, linkslife, edithe, born, manse, thurso, walter, ross, taylor, 1838, 1907, prominent, free, church, scotland, . Walter Ross Taylor CBE MP 7 July 1877 12 July 1958 was a Scottish Conservative Party politician and civil servant 1 Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 References 4 External linksLife editHe was born in the manse at Thurso the son of the Rev Walter Ross Taylor 1838 1907 a prominent Free Church of Scotland minister and in turn son of the Very Rev Dr Walter Ross Taylor who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1884 2 and his first wife Margaret Paterson 3 He was educated at Leys School in Cambridge and at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh where he studied law He was called to the Scottish bar in 1902 1 He entered the Egyptian civil service in 1905 and held several judicial and administrative positions He served as counsel to the Sultan and adviser to the Ministries of Public Works War and Agriculture 1 During the later years of the First World War he was chairman of the Supplies Control Board Egypt 1 He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1919 New Year Honours for his services during the war 4 He was also awarded the Order of the Nile Egypt s highest state honor 1 Following his retirement from the civil service in 1923 he returned to the UK and sought public office He was the Member of Parliament MP for Woodbridge from 1931 to 1945 1 Family editIn 1910 he married Frances Orr They had two sons 1 References edit a b c d e f g Mr W Ross Taylor The Times 16 July 1958 p 14 Ewing William Annals of the Free Church Taylor Walter Ross DNB12 Wikisource the free online library En wikisource org Retrieved 27 February 2020 No 31114 The London Gazette Supplement 8 January 1919 p 452 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Walter Ross Taylor Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byClavering Fison Member of Parliament for Woodbridge1931 1945 Succeeded byHon John Hare nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency and born in the 1870s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Ross Taylor amp oldid 1197639741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
