Colonel Sir Douglas Glover, TD (13 February 1908[1] – 15 January 1982[1][2]) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament for Ormskirk, in Lancashire, from 1953 until 1970,[2][3] and was a colonel in the Army during World War II.
[4] He also served for many years on the council of the Wholesale Textile Association of Great Britain.
[4] After the war, Glover returned to the family business, whilst also contesting the parliamentary seats of Blackburn in 1945,[3][4] and Stalybridge and Hyde in both 1950[3] and 1951[3][4] before being elected as the member for Ormskirk in a 1953 by-election,[1][4] which he represented until 1970.
[1][3][4][5] In later life, he moved to Switzerland where Baroness Thatcher, a close friend, would often spend her summer holidays visiting Sir Douglas and his wife.
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