Edward Stevenson is a farmer from Northern Ireland. He is of British identity and Pro-Union. He has been Grand Master of the

Orange Order The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants, particularly those of Ulster Scots heritage. It also ...

since his election in January 2011.

Personal life

Stevenson is from

Ardstraw Ardstraw (from ga, Ard Sratha (hill or height of the holm or strath)) is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, three miles northwest of Newtownstewart. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 222 peopl ...

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six Counties of Northern Ireland, counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional Counties of Ireland, counties of Ireland. It is no longer used as an admini ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

. He is married and has three children with his wife.

Orange Order

Stevenson joined the

in 1974. He rose to be County Grand Master of Tyrone and Deputy Grand Master of the Order. In January 2011, he was elected Grand Master of the

Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants, particularly those of Ulster Scots heritage. It als ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevenson, Edward Living people Farmers from Northern Ireland People from County Tyrone Grand Masters of the Orange Order Year of birth missing (living people)