- Josias Cunningham
Sir Josias (Joe) Cunningham, DL (
20 January 1934 [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9345019 Britannica] ] -9 August 2000 ) was a Northern Irish stock broker, farmer and politician.Early life
Sir Josias, the grandson of
Samuel Cunningham , was born into a well-off family of stock brokers, the family firm being " [http://www.ccstockbrokers.com/ Cunningham Coates] " (they also owned the "The Northern Whig " newspaper). He was educated atFettes College and went on to readbiological sciences atClare College, Cambridge - where his uncle Sir Knox Cunningham had attended. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/873143.stm BBC report on death] ] [ [http://www.electric-review.com/archives/000090.html Electric-Review] ] [ [http://www.fernhillhouse.co.uk/history/default.asp?id=31&cms=history_John+Smith+and+The+Cunninghams_Dunlop+and+Josias+Cunningham&cmsid=1_11_31 Fernhill House History] ]Career & Politics
As well as working in the family firm he farmed convert|300|acre|km2 of
County Antrim . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/873143.stm BBC report on death] ] In 1991 on the death of Sir George Clarke he was elected President of theUlster Unionist Council and was one of the last remainders of Northern Ireland's moneyed families to remain involved in politics since the onset of the troubles. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B04E6DA123FF930A2575BC0A9669C8B63 New York Times Obituary] ] He was also anOrangeman [ [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article270727.ece The Independent Obituary] ] and lived on his farm atTemplepatrick ,County Antrim .Death
Sir Josias died, in 2000, in a
car accident atCarryduff ,County Down , [ [http://www.electric-review.com/archives/000090.html Electric-Review] ] aged 66. His funeral took place in DonegorePresbyterian Church. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/873143.stm BBC report on death] ] He was married and had four children. The UUP headquarters, "Cunningham House", was named in his family's honour, and was dedicated by his widow. [ [http://www.sundaylife.co.uk/news/article3013215.ece The Sunday Life] ]References
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