William Thomas Annon (4 June 1912 – 19 October 1983) was a Northern Irish unionist politician.
William Annon | |
|---|---|
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 18 May 1977 – 19 October 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Creighton |
| Succeeded by | Alfie Redpath |
| Constituency | Belfast Area H |
| Member of the Constitutional Convention for North Belfast | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1912 Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 19 October 1983 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist (from 1975) |
| Other political affiliations | Ulster Unionist Party (until 1973) |
Background
editAnnon was born in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh.[1] He first became prominent as a member of the Ulster Unionist Party, becoming the chairman of its Sydenham branch, in Belfast.[2] He stood as an independent loyalist in East Belfast at the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election, taking 2,192 votes, and was not elected.[3]
He then joined the Democratic Unionist Party, and stood for it in North Belfast for the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention; he took 4,132 first-preference votes and was the last candidate elected.[4]
Annon was also prominent in the Apprentice Boys of Derry, and represented it on the United Unionist Action Council.[5] At the 1977 Northern Ireland local elections, he was elected in Belfast Area H, and he held his seat in 1981.[6]
Death
editHe died in October 1983 in Belfast, still serving on the council.[7]
References
edit- ^ Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
- ^ William D. Flackes, Northern Ireland, a political directory, 1968-79, p.20
- ^ "East Belfast 1973-82", Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ "North Belfast 1973-1982", Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ "Glossary of the strike", Irish Times, 2 May 1977, p.11
- ^ "The Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Belfast", Northern Ireland Elections; accessed 15 May 2016.
- ^ Belfast Telegraph, pg. 4, 27 February 1984