Herbert Whitten

Herbert Whitten (1909–1981) was a

Born in Portadown, Whitten became the managing director of T. A. Shillington, a builders' merchants. He was elected to Portadown District Council as an Ulster Unionist Party member in 1968, and at the 1969 Northern Ireland general election, he was elected for Central Armagh.^[1]

In 1973, following the reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland, Whitten was elected to

Mayor of Craigavon

.

References

Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by Isaac Hawthorne	Member of Parliament for Central Armagh 1969–1973	Parliament abolished
Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
New assembly	Assembly Member for Armagh 1973–1974	Assembly abolished
Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
New convention	Member for Armagh 1975–1976	Assembly abolished
Civic offices
Preceded by Sydney Cairns	Mayor of Craigavon 1978–1979	Succeeded by A. Locke