John Maitland (Conservative politician) explained

Sir John Maitland
Birth Date:1903 3, df=yes
Birth Name:John Francis Whitaker Maitland
Office:Member of Parliament for Horncastle
Term Start:5 July 1945
Term End:10 March 1966
Predecessor:Henry Haslam
Successor:Peter Tapsell
Parliament:United Kingdom
Party:Conservative
Spouse:Bridget Denny
Children:William
Peter
Andrew
Sarah
Robert
Parents:William Maitland
Louisa Maitland
Nationality:British

Sir John Francis Whitaker Maitland (24 March 1903 – 17 November 1977) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.[1]

In the 1945 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for the safe Conservative seat of Horncastle in Lincolnshire.[2] He held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1966 general election.

His daughter, Sally Louisa Mary Maitland, married the Conservative Member of Parliament Jock Bruce-Gardyne.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Commander Sir John Francis Whitaker Maitland. Geni. 23 April 2017.
  2. Book: Craig. F.W.S.. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. registration. 1969. Political Reference Publications. Glasgow. 0-900178-01-9. 419.
  3. Gardyne, John Bruce-, Baron Bruce-Gardyne (1930–1990). Lawson. Nigel. 2004. 10.1093/ref:odnb/64657 . 2009-05-30.