Sir peter tapsell biography for kids

Sir Peter Hannay Bailey Tapsell (1 February 1930 – 18 August 2018) was a British Conservative Partypolitician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth and Horncastle.

He served in the House of Commons continuously from 1966 until 2015, and was also previously an MP from 1959 to 1964. He was Father of the House between 2010 and 2015.

Early life and education

Tapsell was born in Hove, Sussex.

He was educated at Tonbridge School, served in the Royal Sussex Regiment from 1948 to 1950, and continued his education at Merton College, Oxford, gaining a BA in Modern History in 1954, during which time he was also elected Librarian of the Oxford Union (a senior office).

Tapsell was a member of the Oxford University Labour Club and the Oxford Union debating society during his time at Merton.

Political career

Tapsell worked as a personal assistant to Sir Anthony Eden during the 1955 general election.

He contested the Wednesbury by-election