Lord Taylor of Warwick
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The Honourable The Lord Taylor of Warwick |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
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Assumed office 2 October 1996 |
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John David Beckett Taylor Birmingham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Non-affiliated |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Colleen Taylor |
| Website | http://www.lordtaylor.org/ |
John David Beckett Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick (born 21 September 1952) is a member of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In 1996, at the age of 43, he became one of the youngest people in the upper house. He is the third person of Afro-Caribbean origin to enter the House of Lords: the first, Learie Constantine, entered in 1969, and the second, David Pitt, in 1975. Taylor initially practised as a barrister, and served as a part time deputy district judge University Chancellor. He has however been disbarred as a result of criminal convictions and imprisonment. He has also been a company director and television and radio presenter. He is a Christian, who devotes time and resources to charities, namely Kidscape, Parents for Children, SCAR (Sickle Cell Anemia Relief), Variety Club Children's Charity of Great Britain, Warwick Leadership Foundation, and WISCA (West Indian Senior Citizen's Association).
Born in 1952, Taylor was the son of Jamaican immigrants in Birmingham. His father, Derief Taylor, was a professional cricketer and coach for Warwickshire, and his mother, Enid, was a nurse. Taylor attended Moseley Grammar School in Birmingham where he was head boy, and later attended Keele University where he studied English Literature and Law, followed by the Inns of Court School of Law in London.
Taylor was called to the bar in 1978, by Gray's Inn, where he was also awarded the Gray's Inn Advocacy Award, and Norman Tapp Memorial Prize for excellence in mooting. Taylor undertook his pupillage at 1 Dr Johnson's Buildings, and then joined the same chambers as the future Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke. Taylor practised from there on the Midland & Oxford Circuit. In 1997, Taylor was appointed as a part-time deputy district judge (Magistrates' Court). He was disbarred after his conviction and imprisonment.
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