Sir Robert Chichester-Clark | |
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Member of Parliament for Londonderry | |
In office 1955–1974 | |
Preceded by | William Wellwood |
Succeeded by | William Ross |
Personal details | |
Born | Castledawson, County Londonderry | 10 January 1928
Died | 5 August 2016 Burnham Overy, Norfolk, England | (aged 88)
Resting place | Yarlington, Somerset, England |
Political party | Ulster Unionist |
Spouse(s) |
Jane Helen Goddard
(m. 1953; div. 1972)Caroline Bull (m. 1974) |
Parents |
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Relatives | James Chichester-Clark (brother) Penelope Chichester-Clark (sister) Dehra Parker (maternal grandmother) Robert Chichester (maternal grandfather) Emma Chichester Clark (daughter) |
Education | Royal Naval College |
Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Sir Robert "Robin" Chichester-Clark (10 January 1928 – 5 August 2016)[1][2] was Member of Parliament for Londonderry in the British House of Commons from 1955 until February 1974, and to date was the last member representing a seat in Northern Ireland to be a British government minister.