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W. M. Wilton
William McConnell Wilton was a Northern Irish people, Northern Irish Unionist (Northern Ireland), Unionist politician who served as Chairman of the Independent Unionist Association. He was also a prominent lay Presbyterian. Biography In his youth, Wilton was a keen footballer, and played for Institute F.C. in the club's first ever match. Wilton became politically active. His first candidacy was as an independent Unionist in Belfast Oldpark (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency), Belfast Oldpark, at the 1933 Northern Ireland general election. He lost to the incumbent, Wilson Hungerford, despite taking more than 40% of the vote. When the Independent Unionist Association was founded, in 1937, Wilton was elected as its Chairman."Feeling in Northern Ireland", ''Irish Times'', 14 January 1938 He stood for the new organisation at the 1938 Northern Ireland general election, 1938 general election, in Belfast Clifton (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency), Belfast Clifton, taki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Irish People
Northern Irish people is a demonym for all people born in Northern Ireland or people who are entitled to reside in Northern Ireland without any restriction on their period of residence. Most Northern Irish people either identify as Northern Irish, Irish people, Irish or British people, British, or a combination thereof. National identity In Northern Ireland, national identity is complex and diverse. The question of national identity was asked in the 2011 census with the three most common identities given being British people, British, Northern Irish and Irish people, Irish. Most people of Protestant background consider themselves British, while a majority of people of Catholic background are native Irish. This has origins in the 17th-century Plantation of Ulster. In the early 20th century, most Ulster Protestants and Catholics saw themselves as Irish, although Protestants tended to have a strong sense of Britishness also.Walker, Brian"British or Irish - who do you think y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
