Major Christopher York (27 July 1909 – 13 March 1999) was a British
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
politician.
York was the eldest son of Captain Edward York and his wife, Violet Helen ''née'' Milner, daughter of
Sir Frederick Milner, 7th Baronet. He was
member of parliament (MP) for
Ripon
Ripon () is a cathedral city and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, the ...
from 1939 to 1950, and for
Harrogate
Harrogate ( ) is a spa town and civil parish in the North Yorkshire District, district and North Yorkshire, county of North Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist de ...
from 1950 until his resignation in 1954.
In 1966 he served as
High Sheriff of Yorkshire.
His daughter Rosemary Caroline (1934–2007) married
Sir Nicholas Nuttall in 1960 and was the mother of the racing driver
Harry Nuttall (born 1963) and of Tamara Nuttall (1967–1997).
['']Burke's Peerage
Burke's Peerage Limited is a British genealogical publisher, considered an authority on the order of precedence of noble families and information on the lesser nobility of the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1826, when the Anglo-Irish genea ...
'', volume 2 (2003), p. 2958
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1909 births
1999 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1935–1945
UK MPs 1945–1950
High sheriffs of Yorkshire
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