Alan Tyrrell Explained

Alan Rupert Tyrrell, QC (27 June 1933 – 23 October 2014) was a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician.[1]

Biography

Alan Tyrrell was born on 27 June 1933 in the Belgian Congo where his parents Trevor Tyrrell and Winifred Mackenzie were missionaries.[2] He studied law at the London School of Economics and qualified as a barrister with the Gray's Inn Bar Association in 1956. He was made a Queen's Counsel in 1976, and appeared in a number of controversial cases.

Tyrrell was elected as Conservative member of the European Parliament for London East in 1979, but lost his seat in 1984,[3] and was defeated again in 1989.

Tyrrell later became a deputy high court judge. He died on 23 October 2014, at the age of 81.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Alan Tyrrell – obituary . . 2014-12-01 . 2019-12-27.
  2. Taylor. Ursula Winifred. Aldrich . John. Winifred Mackenzie: Statistician, missionary, mother. Significance. 2022 . 19 . 5 . 35–37. 10.1111/1740-9713.01689. 252533061.
  3. News: Alliance trailing in third as Tories drop 14 seats . Martin . Linton . Martin Linton . . 1 . 1984-06-18 . 2019-12-27 . Newspapers.com.