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23-1558: [REDACTED] Look up prout in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prout may refer to: Surname [ edit ] Christopher Prout, Baron Kingsland (1942–2009), British politician Ebenezer Prout (1835–1909), English composer, music theorist, writer and teacher Elizabeth Prout (1820–1864), Catholic nun and Servant of God Francis Sylvester Mahony (1804–1866), Irish humorist known as Father Prout Frank Prout (1921–2011), British canoer Gavin Prout (born 1978), Canadian lacrosse player George Prout (1878 – c. 1980), Canadian politician Jacob W. Prout (1804–1849), Liberian politician and physician John Skinner Prout (1805–1876), artist, nephew of Samuel Prout John T. Prout (1880–1969), Irish American soldier Kirsten Prout (born 1990), Canadian actress Louis Beethoven Prout (1864–1943), English entomologist and musicologist, son of Ebenezer Prout Richard Prout (born 1967), British entrepreneur, founder of Intracus Ltd Roland Prout (1920–1997), British canoer Samuel Prout (1783–1852), British watercolourist Samuel T. Prout (born 1855), Liberian postmaster William Prout (1785–1850), English chemist and physicist William A. Prout , Liberian politician William C. Prout (1886–1927), American athlete Other uses [ edit ] Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT) Prout (unit) ,

46-536: A Labour Party fundraiser. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks , Prout was a key opponent to government legislation to make it easier to extradite Britons to the United States , though he ultimately gave up after the government introduced it for a third time. He successfully defeated Labour moves to end the right to trial by jury in certain cases, considered to be his greatest achievement by his colleagues. Prout

69-520: A life peerage as Baron Kingsland , of Shrewsbury in the County of Shropshire on 7 October 1994. He reputedly took this title to avoid being nicknamed "Lord Brussels Prout". He was also made a Privy Councillor . He made his maiden speech on the subject of EU fraud and was a chairman of one of the Lords subcommittees on EU affairs. He also received several court appointments: became an assistant recorder for

92-738: A Bencher of the Middle Temple in 1996. He was made a Queen's Counsel in 1988 and continued practising at the Bar throughout his career in politics. He was also a member of the Territorial Army serving with 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers and on headquarters staff of the 3rd Armoured Division. He retired from the Territorial Army in 1987 and was rewarded with the Territorial Decoration . Prout also enjoyed sailing and gardening; he owned

115-761: A Daring class yacht which won the Daily Telegraph Cup in 1987. He was Master of the Garden at the Middle Temple and was also the 2009 President of the Shropshire Horticultural Society. Prout was selected as the Conservative Party candidate for the Shropshire and Stafford constituency for the 1979 elections to the European Parliament , and won the seat with a 45,000 majority. Sitting as

138-628: A Territorial Army officer it was officially known as Efficiency Decoration (Territorial), but it continued to be known informally as the Territorial Decoration and the recipient officially used the letters TD after their name. The Efficiency Decoration was itself replaced in 1999 by the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal , awarded to all ranks in all services. For members of the Honourable Artillery Company

161-552: A legal and human rights organisation, he contributed to three volumes of Halsbury's Laws of England . From 2004 until his death he was chairman of the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority. He was also Deputy lieutenant for Shropshire from 1997 until his death. He died on 12 July 2009, aged 67, from a pulmonary embolism . He was survived by his wife Carolyn and three stepchildren. Obituaries Territorial Decoration This award superseded

184-616: A member of the conservative European Democrats Group (ED), he was elected as the Conservative deputy whip and then four years later as the chief whip. In 1987, the ED chairman Henry Plumb was elected as President of the European Parliament . Prout won the election to succeed him, defeating Baroness Elles , Sir Fred Catherwood and Claus Toksvig . Though he criticised the President of

207-564: A postgraduate scholarship at The Queen's College, Oxford where he studied economics. He also spent one year at Columbia University , New York . In 1966 he joined the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development in Washington, D.C. for three years before taking up a research fellowship at Sussex University and then becoming a lecturer in Law. He was called to the Bar in 1972 and became

230-528: A unit of nuclear binding energy The Prout School , a high school in Rhode Island, United States Prout's hypothesis , a 19th century hypothesis about the structure of the atom Prouts Neck , Maine Reliques of Father Prout G. Prout & Sons , British company making catamarans See also [ edit ] Prouty (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

253-603: A vice-chairman of the EPP group. However, following the events of Black Wednesday the Conservative Party became increasing split over the issue of Europe with Norman Tebbit describing Prout's supports as "mad keen federalists " and some MEPs attempted to remove Prout as their delegation leader. He survived to the 1994 European Parliament election but lost the supposedly safe seat Herefordshire and Shropshire by nearly 2,000 votes. Following his election defeat, Prout received

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276-738: The Volunteer Officer's Decoration when the Territorial Force was formed on 1 April 1908, following the enactment of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 , (7 Edw.7, c.9) which was a large reorganisation of the old Volunteer Army and the remaining units of militia and Yeomanry . However, the Militia were transferred to the Special Reserve rather than becoming part of the Territorial Force . Recipients of this award are entitled to use

299-508: The European Commission Jacques Delors —describing his blueprint for the future European Union as trying to "graft superfluous social engineering" to the single market —Prout proved to be somewhat pro-European and was visibly uncomfortable with Margaret Thatcher 's euroscepticism during the 1989 European Parliament election . The ED, before the election the third largest group, suffered heavy losses and fell to become

322-669: The Wales and Chester circuit , a recorder in 2000 and deputy High court judge in 2005. In 1997, the new Conservative Party leader William Hague appointed Prout as the Shadow Lord Chancellor to Lord Irvine of Lairg , one of Tony Blair 's closest intimates. Prout generally acquitted himself well against Irvine, warning of the risks from adopting the Human Rights Act 1998 and calling for Irvine's resignation in 2001 after it emerged Irvine had invited solicitors and barristers to

345-613: The fifth largest group. After the election, the Spanish Popular Alliance left the ED to join the European People's Party Group (EPP), a more pro-European and Christian democratic group than the ED. Prout applied for the Conservative Party to join the EPP but suffered rejection, leaving the Conservatives in the now largely isolated ED group. Prout received a knighthood in the 1990 New Year Honours . By now, Prout

368-467: The letters "TD" after their name (post-nominal). The original criterion was for a minimum of 20 years service (subsequently reduced to 12 years service) in the Territorial Force and Territorial Army, with war service counting double and service in the ranks counting half. In 1930 the new Efficiency Decoration or ‘ED’ was introduced to be awarded to all three services. When the ED was awarded to

391-642: The post became diminished and from 2007 the holder ( Jack Straw ) sat in the House of Commons . In 2008, Prout was moved to the more limited role of Shadow Legal Affairs Minister though, as of 2009, he still led for the Opposition on some debates despite suffering from illness. Described as being "amiable but dry" and a "skinny, bald brainbox", in the Lords Prout became highly rated for his views and opinions on constitutional and planning issues. A vice-president of JUSTICE ,

414-677: The ribbon differed, being a half blue, half scarlet ribbon, with yellow edges. This distinction was bestowed by King Edward VII for the Volunteer Long Service And Good Conduct Medal and the honour extended to the same medals under the Territorial designations. The HAC ribbon colours were the household colours of King Edward VII . Note that this medal is separate from the Territorial Force Imperial Service Badge . The equivalent award for

437-622: The title Prout . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prout&oldid=1173058508 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Christopher Prout, Baron Kingsland Christopher James Prout, Baron Kingsland TD PC QC (1 January 1942 – 12 July 2009)

460-472: Was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician . He is perhaps most well known for serving as the leader of the Conservative group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and his role in initiating their association with the European People's Party . He later became a noted expert on constitutional issues. Prout was born in 1942, the son of Lucy and Frank Prout. He was educated at Sevenoaks School and Manchester University before gaining

483-576: Was accused by some Conservatives in the UK of having "gone native". The Chairman of the Conservative Party Kenneth Baker attempted to improve relations in 1990 by arranging a series of meetings between the group and Thatcher. Despite this, by November 1990 when Thatcher's position was under serious threat, Prout informed the 1922 Committee that 20 of his group wanted her to leave, whilst just five wanted her to remain as Conservative leader. She

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506-491: Was also involved in debates surrounding constitutional reform, particularly around the office he was shadowing, the Lord Chancellor. After Irvine's retirement in 2003 the Lord Chancellor's traditional duties were split three ways as part of the concept of separation of powers . The government had intended to abolish the post of Lord Chancellor completely but, partly due to pressure from Prout, the title survived. Nevertheless,

529-653: Was later replaced by John Major . Major's election prompted a thaw in Britain's relations with Europe. Prout supported Major's negotiation of the Maastricht Treaty while the Prime Minister supported Prout's efforts to gain entry into the EPP group. Finally, in April 1992, the EPP voted to accept the Conservatives as "allied members" of their grouping, though not the corresponding European political party , with Prout becoming

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