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George Graham (Northern Ireland Politician)
George Graham (14 December 1945 – 21 February 2012) was a Northern Irish unionist politician and estate agent who was most prominent during his time with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Background Graham lived in Kilkeel, where he operated his own estate agency. He was a prominent figure in the local Orange Order. Graham was co-opted onto Newry and Mourne District Council in 1975, becoming that body's first DUP member and in 1982 he was elected council chairman by the controlling Social Democratic and Labour Party.W.D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, ''Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968–1993'', Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 170 He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1982 election to represent South Down (Assembly constituency), South Down and remained a member until the Assembly shut down in 1986, serving as a member of the Agriculture, Finance and Personnel and Health and Social Services committees. Graha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newry And Mourne District Council
Newry and Mourne District Council ( ga, Comhairle an Iúir agus Mhúrn) was a local council in Northern Ireland. It merged with Down District Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. It included much of the south of County Armagh and the south of County Down and had a population of over 99,000. Council headquarters were in Newry, the largest settlement and only city in the area; it has a population of 28,850. Other towns in the council area included Crossmaglen and Bessbrook in County Armagh and Warrenpoint, Rostrevor, Hilltown, Annalong and Kilkeel (an important fishing port) in Down. The council was formed in 1973 under the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972. Its area was formed from Kilkeel, Newry and Warrenpoint Urban Districts and Kilkeel and Newry No. 1 Rural Districts in County Down, and from Newry No. 2 Rural District in County Armagh. From 1973 to 1985, the council a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |