About Herbert Whitten
Lived 1909 – 1981 (aged 71–72). Herbert Whitten was a British politician.
Herbert Whitten (1909–1981) was a Northern Irish unionist politician. Background Born in Portadown, Whitten became the managing director of T. A. Shillington, a builders' merchants. He was elected to Portadown District Council as an Ulster Unionist Party member in 1968, and at the 1969 Northern Ireland general election, he was elected for Central Armagh.
In 1973, following the reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland, Whitten was elected to Craigavon Borough Council, and he also took a seat in Armagh on the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly. He held this seat on the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention. In 1978–79, he served as Mayor of Craigavon.
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Who was Herbert Whitten?
Northern Irish politician (1909-1981)
When was Herbert Whitten born?
Herbert Whitten was born in 1909 in Portadown.
When did Herbert Whitten die?
Herbert Whitten died in 1981.
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Herbert Whitten was a politician.
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Herbert Whitten was British.
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