Douglas Glover (politician)
Colonel Douglas Glover | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Ormskirk | |
| In office 12 November 1953 – 29 May 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Salter |
| Succeeded by | Harold Soref |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1908 London, England |
| Died | 15 January 1982 (aged 73) |
| Political party | Conservative |
Colonel Sir Douglas Glover, TD (13 February 1908[1] – 15 January 1982[1][2]) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament for Ormskirk, in Lancashire, from 1953 until 1970,[2][3] and was a colonel in the Army during World War II. Sometime Chairman of the Conservative Party and of the British Anti-Slavery Society.
Biography
[edit]Glover was educated at Giggleswick School,[4] where he was later became a governor,[4] and where the "Sir Douglas Glover Memorial Lecture" is held periodically in his memory.[4]
On leaving school in 1925 he entered the family textile business, S.B. Glover & Co. Ltd.,[4] eventually becoming managing director.[4] He also served for many years on the council of the Wholesale Textile Association of Great Britain.[4]
In 1934, Glover married first wife Agnes May Brown; she died in 1976.[3] Later that year, he married Margaret Eleanor Hurlimann.[3]
At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Glover was a subaltern in the 7th Battalion, the Manchester Regiment, TA;[3][4] in 1945, he was appointed to the command of the 2nd Battalion Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment in North-West Europe;[3][4] and, from 1947-50, he commanded the 9th Battalion, the Manchester Regiment, TA.[3][4] For his services in the Netherlands, he was made Knight Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau in 1947.[4]
After the war, Glover returned to the family business, whilst also contesting the parliamentary seats of Blackburn in 1945,[3][4] and Stalybridge and Hyde in both 1950[3] and 1951[3][4] before being elected as the member for Ormskirk in a 1953 by-election,[1][4] which he represented until 1970.[4] Glover was knighted in 1960.[1][3][4][5]
In later life, he moved to Switzerland where Baroness Thatcher, a close friend, would often spend her summer holidays visiting Sir Douglas and his wife.[4][6] Glover died of cancer in Switzerland in January 1982.[6] He was 73.[3] Thatcher attended his Swiss funeral service[6] and the Duke of Edinburgh was represented at this London memorial service.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Rayment, Leigh. "Historical List of MPs". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Deaths: Glover". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. 20 January 1982. p. 32. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Obituary: Sir Douglas Glover". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. 20 January 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Life of the Month - Colonel Sir Douglas Glover". Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette (41953): 1081. 12 February 1960.
- ^ a b c Hutchins, Chris (15 August 1982). "Maggie in Paradise: Swiss Castle Hideaway for Thatchers". Sunday Mirror. London, England. p. 15. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. 27 February 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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