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'''Sir Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson''' (born 28 May 1929) is a former (retired) ] ] Member of Parliament. '''Sir Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson''' (born 28 May 1929) is a former ] ] Member of Parliament and consultant.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=McNair-wilson, Sir Patrick (Michael Ernest David), (born 28 May 1929), consultant|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-26150|access-date=2021-05-06|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|language=en|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u26150}}</ref>


== Early life and career ==
McNair-Wilson was educated at ] and was commissioned in the ] from 1947 to 1952, serving in ] and ]. He joined the staff of ] in 1955, and was a director of the ]. He was also a broadcaster. McNair-Wilson was the son of Dr Robert McNair-Wilson.<ref name=":0" /> He was educated at ] and was commissioned in the ] from 1947 to 1952, serving in ] and ]. He joined the staff of ] in 1955, and was a director of the ]. He was also a broadcaster.


McNair-Wilson was originally ] for ] from 1964 until he lost the seat to ] in ]. He then won the ] in the ], representing that seat until his retirement in 1997. McNair-Wilson was originally ] for ] from 1964 until he lost the seat to ] in ]. He then won the ] in the ], representing that seat until his retirement in 1997.<ref name=":0" />


== Personal life == == Personal life ==
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He is the elder brother of the late Sir ], former MP for ]. His niece, ], was elected as the MP for Newbury at the ]. He is the elder brother of the late Sir ], former MP for ]. His niece, ], was elected as the MP for Newbury at the ].


McNair-Wilson has five children, Jennifer, Arabella, Anne, Guy and Kate. He has four grandchildren, Lily, Jack, Edie and Charlie.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} In 1953, McNair-Wilson married Diana Evelyn Kitty Campbell Methuen-Campbell, the daughter of the Hon. Laurence Methuen-Campbell. She died in 2015.<ref name=":0" /> The couple have five children: Jennifer, Arabella, Anne, Guy and Kate. He also has four grandchildren, Lily, Jack, Edie and Charlie.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} McNair-Wilson's recreations are sailing, pottery and flying. He lives on a farm in ], ].<ref name=":0" />


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Sir Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson (born 28 May 1929) is a former British Conservative Member of Parliament and consultant.

Early life and career

McNair-Wilson was the son of Dr Robert McNair-Wilson. He was educated at Eton College and was commissioned in the Coldstream Guards from 1947 to 1952, serving in Palestine and North Africa. He joined the staff of Conservative Central Office in 1955, and was a director of the London Municipal Society. He was also a broadcaster.

McNair-Wilson was originally Member of Parliament for Lewisham West from 1964 until he lost the seat to Labour in 1966. He then won the 1968 by-election in the New Forest constituency, representing that seat until his retirement in 1997.

Personal life

He is the elder brother of the late Sir Michael McNair-Wilson, former MP for Newbury. His niece, Laura Farris, was elected as the MP for Newbury at the 2019 general election.

In 1953, McNair-Wilson married Diana Evelyn Kitty Campbell Methuen-Campbell, the daughter of the Hon. Laurence Methuen-Campbell. She died in 2015. The couple have five children: Jennifer, Arabella, Anne, Guy and Kate. He also has four grandchildren, Lily, Jack, Edie and Charlie. McNair-Wilson's recreations are sailing, pottery and flying. He lives on a farm in Beaulieu, Hampshire.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byHenry Price Member of Parliament for Lewisham West
1964–1966 		Succeeded byJames Dickens
Preceded byOliver Crosthwaite-Eyre Member of Parliament for New Forest
1968–1997 		Constituency abolished


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