William Samuel Fyffe
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Preceded byThomas Lyons
Succeeded byParliament abolished
Born7 September 1914
Died15 April 1989 (aged 74)
William Samuel Fyffe | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for North Tyrone | |
| In office 1969–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Lyons |
| Succeeded by | Parliament abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1914 |
| Died | 15 April 1989 (aged 74) |
William Samuel Fyffe (7 September 1914 – 15 April 1989)[1] was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born on Gourlieville Terrace in Strabane, Fyffe was the son of Wilson Fyffe, a Solicitors Clerk, and Margaret Cochrane.[2] Fyffe worked as a journalist and became active in the Ulster Unionist Party.[3] He was the Chairman of the North West Cricket Union,[4] and was known for his strident opposition to civil rights marches.[3]
Fyffe was narrowly elected in North Tyrone at the 1969 Northern Ireland general election, serving until the Parliament was prorogued in 1972.[4]
