Thomas Edward Taylor | |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 14 July 1866 – 7 November 1868 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | Hon. Henry Brand |
| Succeeded by | Hon. Gerard Noel |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 7 November 1868 – 1 December 1868 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | John Wilson-Patten |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye |
| In office 2 March 1874 – 21 April 1880 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | John Bright |
| Succeeded by | John Bright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1811-03-17)17 March 1811 |
| Died | 3 February 1883(1883-02-03) (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Tollemache (d. 1928) |
| Children | 5 |
Thomas Edward Taylor (17 March 1811 – 3 February 1883), was a BritishConservative Party politician. He served asChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1868 and between 1874 and 1880 underBenjamin Disraeli.
Taylor was the eldest son of Reverend Edward Taylor, fourth son ofThomas Taylor, 1st Earl of Bective (whose eldest son was createdMarquess of Headfort in 1800). His mother was Marianne St Leger, daughter of the Honourable Richard St Leger. One of his two brothers,General Sir Richard Taylor (1819–1904) enjoyed a distinguished career in the British Army.[1] He was educated atEton.[2]
Taylor was commissioned into the6th Dragoon Guards as aCornet (by purchase) on 10 February 1829. He was promoted toLieutenant on 16 April 1831 andCaptain on 2 November 1838 (both by purchase),[3] but retired from the army on 1 May 1846.[4] He was appointedLieutenant-Colonel of the disembodiedRoyal Meath Militia on 12 December 1846[5] and continued in the position when theMilitia was revived in 1852, until 1854.[6]
In 1841 Taylor was electedMember of Parliament forCounty Dublin, a seat he would hold for the rest of his life.[1][7] He was an oppositionwhip from 1855 to 1858,[citation needed] and then served as aLord of the Treasury (government whip) from 1858 to 1859 in thesecond administration of theEarl of Derby. When theConservatives returned to power in 1866, Derby appointed TaylorParliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, a post he held until 1868, the last year under the premiership ofBenjamin Disraeli. He then served briefly under Disraeli asChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from November to December 1868.[1][8] The latter year he was also admitted to thePrivy Council.[9]
In the1874 general election Taylor decisively defeatedCharles Stewart Parnell,[citation needed] and was once again appointedChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by Disraeli, which he remained until theConservatives fell from power in 1880.[1]
Taylor married Louisa, daughter of the Rev.Hugh Francis Tollemache, in 1862, at the age of 51. They had five children, three sons and two daughters. Taylor died on 3 February 1883, aged 71. Louisa died in April 1928.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forCounty Dublin 1841 – 1883 With:James Hans Hamilton 1841–1863 Ion Hamilton 1863–1883 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1866–1868 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1868 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1874–1880 | Succeeded by |