Frank Lilley

Francis James Patrick Lilley (24 July 1907 – 21 August 1971) was a British civil engineering company chairman and politician.

Frank Lilley
Member of Parliament
forGlasgow Kelvingrove
In office
8 October 1959 – 25 September 1964
Preceded byMary McAlister
Succeeded byMaurice Miller
Personal details
Born(1907-07-24)July 24, 1907
DiedAugust 21, 1971(1971-08-21) (aged 64)
Political partyUnionist Party

Military service

Lilley was the son of Francis John Charles Lilley (1883-1939), who had founded F. J. C. Lilley Ltd, a Glasgow-based civil engineering company, and his wife, Janet Stirling Watson (1888-1972).[1]

He was educated at Bellahouston Academy, and worked for the family firm before joining the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1934. However, he left the regiment in 1940 to return to Glasgow, where he joined the 12th Battalion of the City of Glasgow Home Guard on its establishment in 1941; he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1942.

Politics

After the war Lilley became Managing Director of F. J. C. Lilley Ltd, who won several contracts of major importance. He was elected to Glasgow Corporation in 1957, and in 1959 was selected as the Conservative-allied Unionist Party candidate to try to win back the Glasgow Kelvingrove constituency which the party had lost at a byelection. He was narrowly successful in the general election of that year.

Parliament

On 9 November 1959, Lilley was one of four Scottish MPs on a British European Airways Viscount which was involved in a near miss with a Royal Air Force Pembroke transport. William Baxter, one of the others, said that he "got quite a fright". In 1960, he was made Parliamentary Private Secretary to Richard Wood, then the Minister of Power and later Minister of Pensions and National Insurance.

Later life

Lilley lost his marginal seat at the 1964 general election, and returned to business. He gave up as Managing Director of F. J. C. Lilley Ltd in March 1969 but stayed on as Chairman until his death.

References
  1. Grave of F J C Lilley, Craigton Cemetery, Glasgow
  • Who was Who
  • M. Stenton and S. Lees, "Who's Who of British MPs" Vol. IV (Harvester Press, 1981)
  • The Times, 12 and 17 November 1959
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Mary McAlister		 Member of Parliament for Glasgow Kelvingrove
1959–1964		 Succeeded by
Dr Maurice Miller
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