Alfred Suenson-Taylor, 1st Baron Grantchester
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Alfred Jesse Suenson-Taylor, 1st Baron Grantchester (14 August 1893 – 2 July 1976), was a British
banker and Liberal
politician.
Born Alfred Jesse Taylor, he was the son of Alfred George Taylor of Stowford, Surrey
.
He unsuccessfully contested Parliament for the Liberals in 1922 and for the Liberals at Isle of Thanet
in 1929.
He was later President of the London Liberal Party. In 1953, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Grantchester, of Knightsbridge in the City of Westminster. Grantchester served as Chairman of the London and Manchester Assurance Company from 1953 to 1961, as Joint Honorary Treasurer of the Liberal Party Organisation from 1953 to 1962 and as President of the Society for Individual Freedom
. He also initiated the unofficial meetings of the EFTA
parliamentarians at Strasbourg
and was a Delegate to the Assemblies of the Council of Europe
and the Western European Union
.
Lord Grantchester married Mara Henrietta (Mamie), daughter of Albert Suenson of Copenhagen in Denmark, in 1920, and assumed the surname of Suenson in addition to that of Taylor. He died in July 1976, aged 82, and was succeeded in the barony by his son Kenneth. Lady Grantchester died the same year.
United Kingdom
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banker and Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician.
Born Alfred Jesse Taylor, he was the son of Alfred George Taylor of Stowford, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
.
He unsuccessfully contested Parliament for the Liberals in 1922 and for the Liberals at Isle of Thanet
Isle of Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)
Isle of Thanet was a county constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885, until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election....
in 1929.
He was later President of the London Liberal Party. In 1953, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Grantchester, of Knightsbridge in the City of Westminster. Grantchester served as Chairman of the London and Manchester Assurance Company from 1953 to 1961, as Joint Honorary Treasurer of the Liberal Party Organisation from 1953 to 1962 and as President of the Society for Individual Freedom
Society for Individual Freedom
The Society for Individual Freedom is a United Kingdom-based association of libertarians, classical liberals, free-market conservatives and others promoting individual freedom....
. He also initiated the unofficial meetings of the EFTA
EFTA
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parliamentarians at Strasbourg
Strasbourg
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and was a Delegate to the Assemblies of the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
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and the Western European Union
Western European Union
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.
Lord Grantchester married Mara Henrietta (Mamie), daughter of Albert Suenson of Copenhagen in Denmark, in 1920, and assumed the surname of Suenson in addition to that of Taylor. He died in July 1976, aged 82, and was succeeded in the barony by his son Kenneth. Lady Grantchester died the same year.