Robert Tasker

Sir Robert Inigo Tasker, TD, DL, JP (20 October 1868 – 28 February 1959) was a British architect and Conservative politician.

[1] Robert was the son of George Tasker, and following education at Ardingly College he joined his father's architectural practice in 1892.

[4] He resigned his seat in October 1914 when he entered active military service, returning to the council at the 1922 election.

[10] In a three-cornered contest, Tasker defeated the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament (MP), Arthur Comyns Carr.

[13] Duly elected, Tasker was on the right wing of the Conservative Party, and frequently found himself at odds with the wartime National Government.