Austin Ardill, the Glossary
Captain Robert Austin Ardill MC (1917 – 12 October 2010) was a Northern Irish unionist politician.[1]
Table of Contents
37 relations: Alexander Hunter (politician), Anglo-Irish Agreement, Anne Dickson, Belfast, Brian Faulkner, Carrick (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency), Carrickfergus Borough Council, Church of Ireland, Coleraine Academical Institution, Democratic Unionist Party, Devolution, Ernest Baird, Good Friday Agreement, Independent Unionist, James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, Leros, Martin Smyth, Member of parliament, Military Cross, Normandy landings, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly (1973), Northern Ireland Conservatives, Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention, Parliament of Northern Ireland, Politician, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Prisoner of war, Royal Irish Fusiliers, South Antrim (Assembly constituency), Sunningdale Agreement, Temperance movement, Terence O'Neill, Ulster Unionist Party, Unionism in Ireland, Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, 1979 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election.
- Councillors in County Antrim
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for County Antrim constituencies
Alexander Hunter (politician)
Alexander Hunter was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Austin Ardill and Alexander Hunter (politician) are members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for County Antrim constituencies and Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland.
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Anglo-Irish Agreement
The Anglo-Irish Agreement was a 1985 treaty between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland which aimed to help bring an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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Anne Dickson
Anne Letitia Dickson CBE (born 18 April 1928) is a former Northern Irish Unionist politician. Austin Ardill and Anne Dickson are Councillors in County Antrim, members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for County Antrim constituencies, members of the Northern Ireland Assembly 1973–1974, members of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention, Ulster Unionist Party councillors and Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland.
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Belfast
Belfast (from Béal Feirste) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.
Brian Faulkner
Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick, (18 February 1921 – 3 March 1977), was the sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, from March 1971 until his resignation in March 1972. Austin Ardill and Brian Faulkner are members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1965–1969, members of the Northern Ireland Assembly 1973–1974, members of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention, people of The Troubles (Northern Ireland) and Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland.
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Carrick (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
Carrick was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
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Carrickfergus Borough Council
Carrickfergus Borough Council was a district council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland.
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Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland (Eaglais na hÉireann,; Kirk o Airlann) is a Christian church in Ireland, and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion.
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Coleraine Academical Institution
Coleraine Academical Institution (CAI and styled locally as Coleraine Inst) was a voluntary grammar school for boys in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is a unionist, loyalist, British nationalist and national conservative political party in Northern Ireland.
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Devolution
Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level.
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Ernest Baird
Ernest Baird (1930 – September 2003) was a Northern Irish pharmacist and unionist politician. Austin Ardill and Ernest Baird are members of the Northern Ireland Assembly 1973–1974 and members of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention.
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Good Friday Agreement
The Good Friday Agreement (GFA) or Belfast Agreement (Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta or Comhaontú Bhéal Feirste; Guid Friday Greeance or Bilfawst Greeance) is a pair of agreements signed on 10 April (Good Friday) 1998 that ended most of the violence of the Troubles, an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland since the late 1960s.
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Independent Unionist
Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for British unionism (not to be confused with trade unionism).
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James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead
James Henry Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, KBE, PC (27 August 1920 – 9 March 2015), often known as Jim Molyneaux, was a unionist politician from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1979 to 1995, and as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Antrim from 1970 to 1983, and later Lagan Valley from 1983 to 1997. Austin Ardill and James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead are people of The Troubles (Northern Ireland).
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Leros
Leros (Λέρος), also called Lero (from the Italian language), is a Greek island and municipality in the Dodecanese in the southern Aegean Sea.
Martin Smyth
William Martin Smyth (born 15 June 1931) is a Northern Irish unionist clergyman-politician. Austin Ardill and Martin Smyth are members of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention, people of The Troubles (Northern Ireland) and politicians from Belfast.
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Member of parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.
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Military Cross
The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level until 1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries.
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Normandy landings
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War.
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Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.
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Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
The Northern Ireland Assembly was a legislative assembly set up by the Government of the United Kingdom on 3 May 1973 to restore devolved government to Northern Ireland with the power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive made up of unionists and nationalists.
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Northern Ireland Conservatives
The Northern Ireland Conservatives is a section of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party that operates in Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention (NICC) was an elected body set up in 1975 by the United Kingdom Labour government of Harold Wilson as an attempt to deal with constitutional issues surrounding the status of Northern Ireland.
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Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended because of its inability to restore order during The Troubles, resulting in the introduction of Direct Rule.
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Politician
A politician is a person who has political power in the government of a state, a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government.
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Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
The prime minister of Northern Ireland was the head of the Government of Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972.
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Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
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Royal Irish Fusiliers
The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) was an Irish line infantry (later changed to light infantry) regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of the 87th (Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 89th (Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot in 1881.
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South Antrim (Assembly constituency)
South Antrim (Ulster Scots: Sooth Anthrim) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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Sunningdale Agreement
The Sunningdale Agreement was an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland.
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Temperance movement
The temperance movement is a social movement promoting temperance or complete abstinence from consumption of alcoholic beverages.
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Terence O'Neill
Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, PC (NI) (10 September 1914 – 12 June 1990), was the fourth prime minister of Northern Ireland and leader (1963–1969) of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). Austin Ardill and Terence O'Neill are members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1965–1969, members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for County Antrim constituencies, people of The Troubles (Northern Ireland) and Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland.
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Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland.
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Unionism in Ireland
Unionism in Ireland is a political tradition that professes loyalty to the crown of the United Kingdom and to the union it represents with England, Scotland and Wales.
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Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
The Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party (VUPP), informally known as Ulster Vanguard, was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1972 and 1978.
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1979 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election
The 1979 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election saw James Molyneaux succeed Harry West as leader on 7 September.
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See also
Councillors in County Antrim
- Anne Dickson
- Austin Ardill
- Doug Beattie
- Gardiner Kane
- James Graham Leslie
- Michael Keogh (politician)
- Timothy Gaston
- Vincent McCloskey
Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for County Antrim constituencies
- Alexander Hunter (politician)
- Anne Dickson
- Austin Ardill
- Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell
- George Hanna (MP for East Antrim)
- George Henderson (Northern Ireland politician)
- Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan
- Ian Paisley
- John Dermot Campbell
- John Fawcett Gordon
- John Patrick (Northern Ireland politician)
- Joseph Devlin
- Lancelot Curran
- Milne Barbour
- Nat Minford
- Phelim O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan
- Richard Ferguson (barrister)
- Robert Crawford (Antrim politician)
- Robert Lynn (Northern Ireland politician)
- Robert Megaw
- Robert Nichol Wilson
- Robert Simpson (Northern Ireland politician)
- Robin Bailie
- Terence O'Neill
- Thomas Stanislaus McAllister
- Walter Topping
- William Beattie (politician)
- William Craig (Northern Ireland politician)
- William McCleery
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Ardill
Also known as Molly Ardill.