Major Rt Hon James Dawson Chichester-Clark, DL, Baron Moyola

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James Dawson Chichester-Clark (Clark)

Also Known As: "Lord Moyola"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Moyola Park, Castledawson, Londonderry, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)
Death: May 17, 2002 (79)
Moyola Park, Northern Ireland
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt James Lenox-Conyngham Chichester-Clark, DSO, MP, DL, JP and Marion Caroline Dehra Chichester
Husband of Private
Father of Private and Private
Brother of Private and Penelope Chichester-Clark, MBE

Occupation: Former Prime Minister, Northern Ireland
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About Major Rt Hon James Dawson Chichester-Clark, DL, Baron Moyola

James Dawson Chichester-Clark, Baron Moyola, PC, DL (12 February 1923 – 17 May 2002) was the penultimate Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and eighth leader of the Ulster Unionist Party between 1969 and March 1971. He was Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for South Londonderry for 12 years, beginning at the by-election to replace his grandmother Dehra Parker in 1960. He stopped being an MP when the Stormont Parliament was suspended and subsequently abolished with the introduction of Direct Rule by the British Government.

Chichester-Clark was an officer in the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, part of 24th Guards Brigade attached to British 1st Infantry Division, and participated briefly in the Anzio landings. He was injured on 23 February 1944 by an 88m shell as he and his Platoon Sergeant took their first look at the ground in the 'gullies' to the west of the Anzio-Albano road.

His company were all but wiped out, and he spent most of his war in hospital recovering from injuries, the effects of which stayed with him throughout his life.

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Major Rt Hon James Dawson Chichester-Clark, DL, Baron Moyola's Timeline

1923
February 12, 1923
Moyola Park, Castledawson, Londonderry, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)
2002
May 17, 2002
Age 79
Moyola Park, Northern Ireland