Herbert Whitten (1909–1981) was a Unionist

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. Born in

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, Whitten became the managing director of T. A. Shillington, a builders' merchants. He was elected to Portadown District Council as an

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member in 1968, and at the 1969 Northern Ireland general election, he was elected for Central Armagh.Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
/ref> In 1973, following the reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland, Whitten was elected to

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, and he also took a seat in

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on the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly. He held this seat on the

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. In 1978–79, he served as Mayor of Craigavon.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitten, Herbert 1909 births 1981 deaths Businesspeople from Northern Ireland Mayors of Craigavon Members of Craigavon Borough Council Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1969–1973 Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly 1973–1974 Members of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for County Armagh constituencies