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 by | Danny O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Alastair Ross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1961 Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 7 May 2007 (aged 45) Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Spouse | Vi Dawson |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Website | georgedawson.org (Archived) |
George Dawson (10 May 1961 – 7 May 2007) Was a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Antrim from 2003 to 2007.
Background[edit]
Dawson was first elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Antrim at the 2003 election. He died shortly after being re-elected to the Assembly in 2007, 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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Caleb Foundation Archived 7 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine British Centre for Science Education, 2010