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Patsy Kenny McClinton | |
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Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Shankill, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Employer(s) | British Merchant Navy Ulster Defence Regiment |
Known for | Ulster loyalist, Christian pastor, Decommissioning of terrorist weapons/munitions (1998) |
Political party | Ulster Independence Movement |
Movement | Formerly Ulster Defence Association |
Criminal charge | Murder |
Criminal penalty | Life sentence |
Kenneth McClinton (born 1947) is a Northern Irish loyalist and self-styled pastor. During his early years McClinton was an active member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA/UFF) and was jailed for murder in the late 1970s. He was a close friend of Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) leader Billy Wright and was the main orator at his funeral following his killing by the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) in December 1997.