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Joseph Foster Cairns (27 June 1920 – 2 May 1981) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Joseph Foster Cairns | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 June 1920 |
| Died | 2 May 1981 (aged 60) |
Cairns was the managing director of a furniture retailer, and chairman of a development company. He was elected to the Belfast Corporation for the Ulster Unionist Party, and served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1969 to 1972.[1] At the 1969 Northern Ireland general election, he stood in Belfast Oldpark, but was not elected.[2] Cairns died in May 1981 at the age of 60.[3]
References
edit- ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.208
- ^ "Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Boroughs: Belfast". www.election.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ "Joseph Foster Cairns 1920 - 1981 BillionGraves Record". BillionGraves.
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