Hugh Wilson (Northern Ireland politician) explained

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Office:Member of
Larne Borough Council
Constituency:Larne Area A
Term Start:30 May 1973
Term End:15 May 1985
Predecessor:Council created
Successor:District abolished
Office1:Member of the Constitutional Convention
for North Antrim
Term Start1:1975
Term End1:1976
Predecessor1:Convention created
Successor1:Convention dissolved
Office2:Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for North Antrim
Term Start2:28 June 1973
Term End2:1974
Predecessor2:Assembly established
Successor2:Assembly abolished
Birth Date:1905
Birth Place:Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Death Date:4 January 1998
Party:Alliance Party

Hugh Wilson (1905 – 4 January 1998)[1] was a Northern Irish politician.

Background

Born in Ballyclare,[2] Wilson worked as a surgeon. At the 1969 Northern Ireland general election, he stood as an unofficial Unionist supporter of the Prime Minister Terence O'Neill, taking 48% of the vote but being narrowly defeated by William Craig.[3]

In the 1973 Northern Ireland local elections, Wilson was elected in Area "A" of Larne Borough Council, and held his seat in 1977 and 1981.[4]

Wilson was elected in the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election in North Antrim, and held his seat on the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention. He stood unsuccessfully for the Alliance Party in Ian Paisley's Westminster seat of North Antrim in February 1974 and 1979. In the late 1970s, Wilson served as President of the Alliance Party.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/316/7137/1096.pdf Hugh Wilson's obituary
  2. Ted Nealon, Ireland: A Political Directory 1973–74, p.183
  3. The Times Guide to the House of Commons: May 1979 p.35
  4. http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lglarne.htm The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Larne