William Samuel Fyffe
William Samuel Fyffe | |
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Member of Parliament for North Tyrone | |
In office 1969–1973 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Lyons |
Succeeded by | Parliament abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1914-09-07)7 September 1914 Strabane, Northern Ireland |
Died | 15 April 1989(1989-04-15) (aged 74) |
William Samuel Fyffe (7 September 1914 – 15 April 1989)[1] was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born on Gourlieville Terrace in Strabane, Fyffe was the son of Wilson Fyffe, a Solicitors Clerk, and Margaret Cochrane.[2] Fyffe worked as a journalist and became active in the Ulster Unionist Party.[3] He was the Chairman of the North West Cricket Union,[4] and was known for his strident opposition to civil rights marches.[3]
Fyffe was narrowly elected in North Tyrone at the 1969 Northern Ireland general election, serving until the Parliament was prorogued in 1972.[4]
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Preceded by Thomas Lyons | Member of Parliament for North Tyrone 1969–1973 | Parliament abolished |
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