John Derek Taylor, Baron Taylor of Holbeach, is a British Conservative politician and former Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords.

The Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms is a post in the Government of the United Kingdom that has been held by the Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords since 1945. Prior to 17 March 1834, the Gentlemen-at-Arms were known as the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners.