George Dawson (Northern Ireland politician)
George Dawson | |
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Dawson pictured at an Independent Orange Order event. | |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Antrim East | |
In office 26 November 2003 – 7 May 2007 | |
Preceded by | Danny O'Connor |
Succeeded by | Alastair Ross |
Personal details | |
Born |
Lurgan, County Armagh | 10 May 1961
Died |
7 May 2007 45) Northern Ireland | (aged
Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
Spouse(s) | Vi Dawson |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Religion | Free Presbyterian |
Website | http://www.georgedawson.org/ |
George Dawson (10 May 1961 – 7 May 2007) was a Northern Irish politician and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) since 1979. He was an MLA for East Antrim from November 2003 until his death following a short battle with cancer. He was seen as a potential member of the power-sharing executive of the first minister, the DUP leader Ian Paisley, whose evangelical Protestant and strong unionist beliefs he shared. [1]
Dawson was a founder in 1998, and was until his death the chairman, of the Caleb Foundation, a Christian fundamentalist pressure group. He was also Grand Master of the Independent Orange Order and Treasurer of the Evangelical Protestant Society.[2]
References
- ↑ McHardy, Anne (9 May 2007). "The Guardian - George Dawson obituary". The Guardian. London: The Guardian. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ British Centre for Science Education report on Caleb Foundation, 2010
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Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
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Preceded by Danny O'Connor |
MLA for Antrim East 2003–2007 |
Succeeded by Alastair Ross |
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