Thomas Edwin Utley
Thomas Edwin 'Peter' Utley CBE (1 February 1921–21 June 1988) was a journalist and writer. He was 'described by Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who is Patron of the Memorial Fund, as "the most distinguished Tory thinker of our time".'[1]
Ulster Unionist
In the general election of February 1974, Utley stood as the Ulster Unionist candidate for North Antrim against Ian Paisley, but lost, getting 21.01% of the vote.[2]
His son is the Daily Mail columnist Tom Utley.
Affiliations
Books
- Essays in Conservatism (1949).
- Modern Political Thought (1952).
- The Conservatives and the Critics (1956).
- Documents of Modern Political Thought (Joint editor, 1957).
- Not Guilty (1957).
- Edmund Burke (1957).
- Occasion for Ombudsmen (1963).
- Your Money and Your Life (1964).
- Enoch Powell: The Man and his Thinking (1968).
- What Laws May Cure (1968).
- Lessons of Ulster (first edition: 1975, second edition: 1997, republished by Friends of the Union).
- Charles Moore and Simon Heffer (editors), A Tory Seer: The Selected Journalism of T. E. Utley (1989).
Resources
- Written Statement by Mrs. Thatcher on the death of T.E. Utley (22 June 1988)
- Mrs. Thatcher's preface to A Tory Seer (17 July 1989)
Notes
- ↑ T.E. Utley Memorial Award 2008, Daily Telegraph Published: 11:33AM GMT 07 Feb 2008
- ↑ Elections Ireland Thomas Utley, accessed 7 April 2010
