James Arthur Taylor

James Arthur Taylor
Member of Parliament
for East Worcestershire
In office
12 July 1841 – 7 August 1847
Preceded byHorace St Paul
John Barneby
Succeeded byJohn Hodgetts-Foley
George Rushout
Personal details
Born18 June 1817
Died14 June 1889(1889-06-14) (aged 71)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

James Arthur Taylor (18 June 1817 – 14 June 1889)[1] was a British Conservative politician.[2]

Taylor was the eldest son of James Taylor of Moseley Hall, Moseley, Worcestershire and Louisa née Skeye, daughter of Samuel Skeye of Spring Grove, Worcestershire. He was first educated at Winchester School, and was admitted as a pensioner and then matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1835 and 1836 respectively.[3]

He was elected Conservative MP for East Worcestershire at the 1841 general election and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.[2][4]

In 1843, he married Maria Theresa Rush, daughter of George Rush of Ellenham Hall, Northamptonshire.[5] He was also a member of the Carlton Club and the Oxford and Cambridge Club.[6]

References

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (16 March 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 127–128. Retrieved 11 August 2019 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Taylor, James Arthur". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 484. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  5. ^ "James Taylor". Members of Parliament after 1832. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Rush, Maria Theresa". Members of Parliament after 1832. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for East Worcestershire
1837–1847
With: George Rushout (Jan. 1847–Jul. 1847)
John Barneby (1841–Jan. 1847) 		Succeeded by


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