Tom Benson (politician)

Tom Benson (politician)

Tom Benson (26 August 1929 - 24 December 2000) was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Born in Enniskillen, Benson was an officer in the Royal Ulster Constabulary. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and was elected to Ards Borough Council, serving as Mayor of Ards from 1987-88. [http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/members/biogs/tbenson.htm Biography - Tom Benson, Northern Ireland Assembly] ] During this year, he defied a ban on UUP representatives meeting Government ministers and met the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Tom King." [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article1043354.ece Tributes paid to UUP man] ", "Belfast Telegraph", 26 December 2000]

In 1996, Benson was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum representing Strangford, and he held his seat at the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998. He fell ill in November 2000 and died the following month. He was the first member of the Assembly to die, and was replaced by Thomas Hamilton, his hand-picked successor. [" [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article823776.ece Assembly in tribute to Tom Benson] ", "Belfast Telegraph", 15 January 2001]

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