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Sir Teddy Taylor | |
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.jpg) Teddy Taylor in 2009 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 9 December 1976 – 4 May 1979 | |
| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Alick Buchanan-Smith |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Millan |
| = Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East Southend East (1980–1997) | |
| In office 13 March 1980 – 11 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Stephen McAdden |
| Succeeded by | James Duddridge |
| Member of Parliament for Glasgow Cathcart | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 7 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | John Henderson |
| Succeeded by | John Maxton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward MacMillan Taylor 18 April 1937 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 20 September 2017 (aged 80) Southend-on-Sea, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Unionist (until 1965) |
| Spouse |
Sheila Duncan (m. 1970) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Sir Edward MacMillan Taylor (18 April 1937 – 20 September 2017), known as Teddy Taylor, was a British Conservative Party politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for forty years, from 1964 to 1979 for Glasgow Cathcart and from 1980 to 2005 for Southend East.
He professed Euroscepticism all his life and was a leading member and vice-president of the Conservative Monday Club.