Harry West

Harry West
10th Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
In office
22 January 1974 – 7 September 1979
Preceded byBrian Faulkner
Succeeded byJames Molyneaux
Member of Parliament
for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
In office
28 February 1974 – 20 September 1974
Preceded byFrank McManus
Succeeded byFrank Maguire
Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for Enniskillen
In office
8 May 1954 – 18 July 1973
Preceded byThomas Nelson
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born(1917-03-27)27 March 1917
Enniskillen, Ireland
Died5 February 2004(2004-02-05) (aged 86)
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
SpouseMaureen Hall
Children7, including Diana
ProfessionFarmer

Henry William West (27 March 1917 – 5 February 2004) was a Northern Irish unionist politician who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1974 until 1979.[1]

  1. ^ "West, Rt Hon. Henry William, (27 March 1917–5 Feb. 2004), PC (N Ire) 1960; Leader, Ulster Unionist Party, 1974–79", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u39369