Patrick Maitland, 17th Earl of Lauderdale

Patrick Francis Maitland, 17th Earl of Lauderdale FRGS (born March 17, 1911 in Walsall , England , † December 2, 2008 in London ) was a British politician of the Conservative Party .

life and career

Maitland attended Lancing College , West Sussex , and then studied at Brasenose College of the University of Oxford . After successfully completing his studies, he became a journalist. He worked particularly during the Second World War as a foreign and war correspondent for The Times and various other newspapers, at times also in the Foreign Office .

In 1951 Maitland was elected to the House of Commons . He held various offices there in parliamentary committees and committees until he was not re-elected in 1959. When his brother died, he inherited his title and the associated seat in the House of Lords . There, too, Maitland took on tasks in parliamentary bodies again. He belonged to the right wing of the Conservative Party and worked for several pressure groups on the right wing of the party. In 1999 he lost his seat under the House of Lords Act 1999 .

Maitland was also the director of Elf Aquitaine in the UK and a member of the Royal Geographical Society . As Earl of Lauderdale , he was Chief of Clan Maitland and, as the hereditary bearer of the Scottish national flag, held an important office at the court for Scotland .

family

He was married to Stanka Losanitch from 1936 until her death in 2003. The couple had two sons and two daughters. When Maitland died, the older son inherited the title.

Works

• 1945: European Dateline
• 1957: Task for Giants

Web links

• Hon. Patrick Maitland at the Hansard (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Alfred Maitland	Earl of Lauderdale 1968-2008	Ian Maitland