Frank McManus (Irish politician)
Frank McManus | |
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Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
In office 18 June 1970 – 28 February 1974 | |
Preceded by | Marquess of Hamilton |
Succeeded by | Harry West |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 August 1942 Kinawley, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
Political party | Unity (1970 - 1977) |
Other political affiliations | Irish Independence Party (1977 - 1985) |
Frank McManus (born 16 August 1942) is an
Background
Born in
He received his secondary education at
McManus was elected at the 1970 general election, as the Unity candidate for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. On 3 July 1970 he swore the Oath of Allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II.[4] Following the introduction of internment, he chaired the meeting on 17 October 1971 where the Northern Resistance Movement was founded.[5] He lost the seat at the February 1974 general election to Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) candidate Harry West, when the Social Democratic and Labour Party also stood a candidate, which resulted in a split nationalist vote. In 1977, he was a founder member of the short-lived Irish Independence Party.[3]
He is a solicitor in Lisnaskea, and a trustee of the Fermanagh Trust.[6]
References
- ^ "Mr Frank McManus". Hansard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "True Republicans are successors of McManus, Crossan and Duffy" Archived 13 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Saoirse Irish Freedom, August 2008, p. 9
- ^ ISBN 0-85527-335-6
- ^ Journal of the House of Commons, Session 1970-71, p. 25
- ^ Berresford Ellis, Peter (1985). A History of the Irish Working Class. Pluto Press.
- ^ The Fermanagh Trust: Trustees. Accessed 14 July 2016.