John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick
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The Honourable The Lord Taylor of Warwick |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
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Assumed office 2 October 1996 |
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John David Beckett Taylor 21 September 1952 Birmingham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Non-affiliated |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Colleen Taylor |
| Website | http://www.lordtaylor.org/ |
John David Beckett Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick (born 21 September 1952) is a member of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom who strives to promote world peacemaking alongside advocating racial diversity in the higher ranks of business, media, politics, and sports. In 1996, at the age of 43, he became one of the youngest people in the upper house and, at the time of his appointment, the only black peer. He is the third person of Afro-Caribbean origin to enter the House of Lords: the first, Learie Constantine, entered in 1969, and the second, David Pitt, in 1975. Taylor initially practised as a barrister, and has also served as a judge, University Chancellor, company director and television and radio presenter. He is a committed Christian, who devotes much of his time and resources to numerous charities, namely 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 Citizen's Association).
Born in 1952, Taylor was the son of Jamaican immigrants in Birmingham. His father, Derief Taylor, was a professional cricketer and coach for Warwickshire, and his mother, Enid, was a nurse. Taylor attended Moseley Grammar School in Birmingham where he was head boy, and later attended Keele University where he studied English Literature and Law, followed by the Inns of Court School of Law in London.
Taylor was called to the bar in 1978, by Gray's Inn, where he was also awarded the Gray's Inn Advocacy Award, and Norman Tapp Memorial Prize for excellence in mooting. Taylor undertook his pupillage at 1 Dr Johnson's Buildings, and then joined the same chambers as the future Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke. Taylor practised from there on the Midland & Oxford Circuit, and was appointed to the Director of Public Prosecutions' list of specialist prosecutors, and also served as Counsel for the Bank of England. In 1997, Taylor was appointed as a part-time deputy district judge (Magistrates' Court).
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