Thomas Edward Burns

Edward Burns
Member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
for South Belfast
In office
1975–1976
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for South Belfast
In office
28 June 1973 – 1974
Personal details
Born1927
Lurgan, Northern Ireland
Political partyDemocratic Unionist

Thomas Edward Burns (born 1927), known as Edward Burns, is a former Northern Irish unionist politician.

Background

Born in Lurgan, Burns studied at Renshaw's College in Belfast. He moved to Canada, where he worked in a bank, then to South Africa, where he was employed in construction. He later lived near Donaghadee and worked as the director of various property management companies.[1]

He was elected to the executive of the United Ulster Loyalist Council and became active in the Democratic Unionist Party. At the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election, he was elected in Belfast South,[1] and he narrowly held the seat on the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention, in 1975.[2]

In his spare time, Burns was an enthusiastic yachtsman and was a member of the World Christian Endeavour Choir.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ted Nealon, Ireland: a parliamentary directory, 1973–1974, p.194
  2. ^ "South Belfast 1973–1984", Northern Ireland Elections
Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
New assembly Assembly Member for South Belfast
1973–1974 		Assembly abolished
Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
New convention Member for South Belfast
1975–1976 		Convention dissolved