Sir Robert John "Robin" Maxwell-Hyslop[1] (6 June 1931 – 13 January 2010) was a British Conservative Party politician.
The younger son of Royal Navy Captain Alexander Henry Maxwell-Hyslop (who adopted the additional name of Maxwell in 1925),[2] AM, who served aboard HMS Devonshire and was recognised for his bravery in averting its loss by explosion in 1929, and was subsequently Captain of HMS Cumberland,[3] and his wife Cecilia Joan (née Bayly),[4] Maxwell-Hyslop was educated at Stowe School and Christ Church, Oxford. He worked for the aero engine division of Rolls-Royce from 1954 to 1960.[5]
He contested the Derby North constituency at the 1959 general election. When the MP for Tiverton, Derick Heathcoat-Amory, was elevated to the peerage in 1960, Maxwell-Hyslop was elected as his successor at the resulting by-election, and retained the seat until he retired at the 1992 general election. His successor was Angela Browning.
Maxwell-Hyslop was the longest-serving member ever of the Commons Select Committee on Trade and Industry, from 1971 to 1992. (The select committee structure was altered in 1979, with Maxwell-Hyslop continuing to serve on the committee in its new form.)[6][dubious ] He was also the last Conservative MP to ask Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher a question at PMQ's.[citation needed]
He was knighted in the 1992 New Year Honours. In 1968, he had married Joanna Margaret, daughter of Thomas McCosh, of Pitcon, Dalry, North Ayrshire;[7] they had two daughters.[8]
Maxwell-Hyslop's sister Anthea Peronelle Maxwell-Hyslop is the mother of the fashion designer Serena Bute.[9]
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References
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, 2003, p. 139
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, 2003, p. 139
- ^ Independent obituary, 20 January 2010
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, 2003, p. 139
- ^ Independent obituary, 20 January 2010
- ^ Independent obituary, 20 January 2010
- ^ Dod's Parliamentary Companion 1990, Charles Roger Dod, Robert Phipps Dod, 1990, p. 513
- ^ Independent obituary, 20 January 2010
- ^ Peter Townend, ed., Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, vol. 1 (London: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965), p. 407
Sources
- The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966, 1987 & 1992
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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