Michael Armstrong (politician)
Michael Armstrong | |
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention for Armagh | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Convention created |
| Succeeded by | Convention abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1924 France |
| Died | 1982 |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist |
Michael Armstrong (1924–1982) was a Northern Irish politician, barrister and soldier.
Background
[edit]Born in France, Armstrong studied law at Cambridge University and practised as a barrister before embarking on a military career.[1] At the outbreak of the Second World War he enlisted as an officer in the Irish Guards and retired as a captain in 1945, having served with the Allied occupation government of Germany.[1] He subsequently served with the Ulster Special Constabulary and was a district commander in this group when it was disbanded in 1970. He was then a commander in the County Armagh company of the Ulster Defence Regiment until 1974.[1]
Armstrong was a member of the Ulster Unionist Party and in 1975 was elected as a delegate to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention for Armagh.[1] He also served as honorary secretary of the Ulster Unionist Council as UUP spokesman on defence and security issues.[1]
He was killed in a car crash in 1982.[1]
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