Wilson Clyde | |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Antrim South | |
In office 25 June 1998 – 7 March 2007 | |
Preceded by | New Creation |
Succeeded by | William McCrea |
Personal details | |
Born | Kilbegs, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | 8 April 1934
Nationality | British |
Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
Spouse | Evelyn |
Occupation | Farmer |
Wilson Clyde (born 8 April 1934) is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Antrim from 1998 to 2007.
Life
Born in Kilbegs, County Antrim, Clyde worked as a farmer before being elected to Antrim Borough Council for the Democratic Unionist Party in 1981. In 1996, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing South Antrim, and he held the seat at the 1998 and 2003 elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly. He was deselected by the DUP for the 2007 election.[citation needed]