James Craig (County Antrim, 20th century)
James Anderson Craig (December 1931 – 2 November 1974)Unionist politician from Northern Ireland who was a founder member of, and early leading figure in, the Democratic Unionist Party.
Educated at
Northern Ireland Housing Council from 1973–74.[2]
He attempted to gain election to the Parliament of Northern Ireland for Carrick in the 1969 election but lost to the UUP's Anne Dickson[2] However Craig's profile rose somewhat with the formation of the DUP in 1971. He was a founder member of the party and also sat on its executive until his death, whilst chairing the Carrickfergus branch of the party.[2] As a consequence Craig was elected to the 1973 Assembly for North Antrim and was DUP chief whip.[2]
References
- ISBN 9780874369892. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 0 8564 0628 7.