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
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
- ↑ 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