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Wilson Clyde

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Wilson Clyde
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Antrim South
In office
25 June 1998 – 7 March 2007
Preceded byNew Creation
Succeeded byWilliam McCrea
Personal details
Born (1934-04-08) 8 April 1934 (age 90)
Kilbegs, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
SpouseEvelyn
OccupationFarmer

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

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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]

References

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Northern Ireland Forum
New forum Member for South Antrim
1996–1998
Forum dissolved
Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly MLA for Antrim South
1998–2007
Succeeded by