Herbert Whitten (1909–1981) was a Northern Irish unionist politician.
Herbert Whitten | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Craigavon | |
| In office 1978–1979 | |
| Member of Craigavon Borough Council | |
| In office 30 May 1973 – 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Council established |
| Constituency | Craigavon Area B |
| Member of the Constitutional Convention for Armagh | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Convention established |
| Succeeded by | Convention dissolved |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Armagh | |
| In office 28 June 1973 – 1974 | |
| Member of Parliament for Central Armagh | |
| In office 24 February 1969 – 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Hawthorne |
| Succeeded by | Parliament abolished |
| Member of Portadown District Council | |
| In office 1968–1973 | |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1909 Portadown, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 1981 |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
Background
editBorn 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 Craigavon Borough Council, and he also took a seat in Armagh on the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly. He held this seat on the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention.[1] In 1978–79, he served as Mayor of Craigavon.