George Dawson (Northern Ireland politician)

George Dawson (10 May 1961 – 7 May 2007) was a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland representing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) since 1979.

George Dawson
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 byDanny O'Connor
Succeeded byAlastair Ross
Personal details
Born(1961-05-10)10 May 1961
Lurgan, Northern Ireland
Died7 May 2007(2007-05-07) (aged 45)
Northern Ireland
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
Spouse(s)Vi Dawson
Children2
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
Websitegeorgedawson.org (Archived)

Dawson 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

  1. McHardy, Anne (9 May 2007). "Obituary: George Dawson". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. Caleb Foundation Archived 7 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine British Centre for Science Education, 2010
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