John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick

The Right Honourable
The Lord Taylor of Warwick
Official UK Parliament photo, 2018
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 October 1996
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born
John David Beckett Taylor

1952 (age 71–72)
Birmingham, England
Political partyNone (non-affiliated)
Other political
affiliations		Conservative (before 2010)
Websitewww.lordtaylor.org Edit this at Wikidata

John David Beckett Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick[1] (born 1952)[2] is a member of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[3] In 1996, at the age of 44, he became one of the youngest people in the upper house.[4]

Taylor is the third person of Afro-Caribbean ancestry to enter the House of Lords. He initially practised as a barrister, and served as a part-time deputy district judge (magistrates' courts). Following the UK parliamentary expenses scandal he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, relating to £11,277 in falsely claimed expenses, and was subsequently disbarred.[5] He has also been a company director and television and radio presenter.[6][7]

Taylor is a Christian,[8] and has volunteered time for various charities including 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 Citizens' Association).[9][10][11][12]

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  5. ^ "Expenses cheat Lord Taylor of Warwick banned from practising as a lawyer". Daily Telegraph. London. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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  8. ^ Caroline Gammell and Martin Beckford (25 January 2011). "Lord Taylor of Warwick: profile of the first black Tory peer". Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
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  10. ^ "Dods People. Political Reference Data for the UK and EU".(registration required)
  11. ^ Black Who's Who. London, England: Ethnic Media Group. 1999. p. 93. ISBN 0-9533744-1-6.
  12. ^ Vaz, The Rt Hon Keith, ed. (2014). Rainbow Over Westminster. HANSIB. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-906190-77-4.