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James Chichester-Clark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In 1924 James Clark changed the family name to Chichester-Clark by deed poll, thus preventing the old ascendancy name Chichester (his wife's maiden name) from dying out. He was the eldest of three children of James and Marion Clark; his brother was Robin Chichester-Clark. Clive Scoular, 'James Chichester-Clark: Prime Minister of Northern Ireland', 2000 en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Chichester-Clark   (278 words)

James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon - Politics.ie Wiki James Craig was born at Sydenham, Belfast, the son of wealthy whiskey distiller. James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon (8 January 1871 - 24 November 1940) was a prominent Unionist politician, fourth leader of the Unionist Party and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. See Also: James Craig - TD elected for the University of Dublin from 1921-33 Died. www.politics.ie /wiki/index.php?title=James_Craig   (294 words)

Politics Lord Moyola As Major James Chichester-Clark, Lord Moyola, who has died aged 79, had been prime minister of Northern Ireland for only three months when he was forced to call for troops in August 1969 because the exhausted police could no longer contain the worsening disturbances. Born at Moyola Park into a traditional Unionist family, he was the youngest of three children, two sons and a daughter, of Captain James Chichester-Clark and his wife, Marion. James was educated at home by a French governess before being sent to Selwyn House school in Broadstairs, Kent and then, in September 1936, to Eton where one of his contemporaries was Ludovic Kennedy. politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4416854-108996,00.html   (875 words)

CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1971 James Chichester-Clark, then Northern Ireland Prime Minister, attended a meeting in London with Reginald Maudling, then British Home Secretary. James Chichester-Clark resigned as Northern Ireland Prime Minister in protest at what he viewed as a limited security response by the British government. James Saunders (22), a member of the IRA, was shot and killed by the British Army during a gun battle near the Oldpark Road, Belfast. cain.ulst.ac.uk /othelem/chron/ch71.htm   (4057 words)

welcome_history_leaders.htm James Craig was born in Sydenham, Belfast, in 1871. James Henry Molyneaux was born in Killead, County Antrim in 1920 and served with the RAF in World War II. In 1982 James Molyneaux led the Party into the Northern Ireland Assembly, which sat until it was dissolved in 1986, and in 1985 he led the Ulster Unionist MPs in resigning their seats in protest at the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement. www.uup.org /welcome_history_leaders.htm   (1533 words)

The Troubles and a PM's act of despair - smh.com.au James Dawson Chichester-Clark was the son of Captain J.L.C. Chichester-Clark, DSO and Bar, who died when James was 10. James Chichester-Clark with his family at Moyola in 1969, when he became prime minister. The Lord Moyola, Major James Chichester-Clark, who has died aged 79, became prime minister of Northern Ireland in May 1969 after the resignation of Captain Terence O'Neill. www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/05/24/1022038476192.html   (1300 words)

CNN Specials - Northern Ireland Northern Ireland's then-prime minister James Chichester-Clark asked the Labour government at the time to authorise British troops to restore order on the streets. July 12 celebrates the victory of the forces of the Protestant English king, William of Orange, over the Catholic king he deposed, James II, at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, confirming the Protestant supremacy in Ireland. As part of a long-term security operation the walls of the city were blocked off and the Apprentice Boys were unable to use their normal marching route between 1970 and 1994. edition.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2000/n.ireland/marching.html   (1161 words)

Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, 1969 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Major James Chichester-Clark, Minister of Agriculture and distant cousin of O'Neill On his resignation following the inconclusive result of the General election of 1969, the divide was such that an election in the Parliamentary party was required. It is not clear if O'Neill voted in the initial round of voting, however following a tie he was required to use a casting vote. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party_leadership_election,_1969   (262 words)

CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1969 James Chichester-Clark was elected as leader of the Unionist party and succeeded Terence O'Neill as the Northern Ireland Prime Minister. James Chichester-Clark, then Northern Ireland Prime Minister, together with other members of the Northern Ireland government travelled to London for a meeting with Harold Wilson, then British Prime Minister, and James Callaghan, then British Home Secretary. James Chichester-Clark, then Minister of Agriculture, resigned in protest at the reform. cain.ulst.ac.uk /othelem/chron/ch69.htm   (3005 words)

Life In Legacy - Week of 05/24/2002 James Chichester-Clark (aka Lord Mayola) — Former prime minister of Northern Ireland died at 79. Niki de Saint Phalle — Pop sculptor known for her bizarre work in the 60’s & 70’s died of pulmonary failure at age 71. www.lifeinlegacy.com /2002/WIR20020524.html   (417 words)

Northern Ireland – History and Current Status of “The Troubles” On the afternoon of Thursday 14 August the new Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, James Chichester-Clarke, called the British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and asked for troops to be sent to Derry. Terence O'Neill who had sought to open dialogue with Catholics had resigned and been replaced by Major James Chichester-Clark. James and William met at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and William was victorious. falcon.arts.cornell.edu /dg78/100.3/documents/ira2.htm   (7552 words)

Learn more about Ian Paisley in the online encyclopedia. Paisley's hardline approach (summed up in his catchphrase "no surrender') led him in turn to attack O'Neill's successors as prime minister, Major James Chichester-Clark (later called Lord Moyola) and Brian Faulkner. Vast crowds attended mass rallies addressed by then UUP leader James Molyneaux and Paisley at which the slogan "Ulster Says No" was used to express unionist opposition by what its critics alleged was a form of joint authority over Northern Ireland. He opposed efforts by O'Neill as prime minister to deliver civil rights to the minority nationalist community in Northern Ireland, notably the abolition of gerrymandering of local electoral areas for the election of urban and county councils. www.onlineencyclopedia.org /i/ia/ian_paisley.html   (1585 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Chichester Chichester, Sir Francis Charles (1901-1972), British aviator and yachtsman who in 1967 completed the first solo circumnavigation of the world in his... Chichester, market town and administrative center for West Sussex County, England. Exclusively for MSN Encarta Premium Subscribers--quickly search thousands of articles from magazines such as Time, Newsweek, The Atlantic Monthly, and Smithsonian. encarta.msn.com /Chichester.html   (75 words)

Printable Version on Encyclopedia.com His successor, James Chichester-Clark, was unable to restrain the growing unrest and in August called in British troops to help restore order. At the end of 1969 a split occurred in the Irish Republican Army (IRA), which is the illegal military arm of the Sinn Fein party; the new "provisional" wing of the IRA was made up of radical nationalists. Prime Minister Terence O'Neill had sought to end anti-Catholic bias as part of his policy of fostering closer ties between Ulster and the Irish Republic, but opponents within his ruling Unionist party forced his resignation in Apr., 1969. www.encyclopedia.com /printable.aspx?id=1E1:IrelandN   (1427 words)

AN PHOBLACHT/REPUBLICAN NEWS James Chichester-Clark, later Lord Moyola, who was Prime Minister of the Northern State in 1969 when British troops came onto the streets of Belfast and Derry, died last Friday, 17 May. Mid-Tyrone Sinn Féin Councillor Seán Clarke says that a Glenhull family in the parish of Greencastle were subjected to a frightening ordeal by a British Army helicopter. The invasion of Palestine last week telescoped to the siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. republican-news.org /archive/2002/May23   (353 words)

Ulster Unionist Party: Encyclopedia topic In both cases the main beneficiaries of this were the Ulster Unionists, now under the leadership of James Molyneaux (James Molyneaux: more facts about this subject) (1979-1995). [follow hyperlink for more...]) later Lord Craigavon (Lord Craigavon: james craig, 1st viscount craigavon (8 january 1871 - 24 november 1940) was... The party was led by David Trimble (David Trimble: the right honourable david trimble mla (born october 15, 1944) is a northern ireland... www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/ulster_unionist_party   (2024 words)

1969, Jan. 1. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History Resignation of Prime Minister Terence O'Neill of Northern Ireland, who was succeeded (May 1) by Major James Chichester-Clark. www.bartleby.com /67/2781.html   (383 words)

Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How Faulkner came back into government as Minister of Development under Chichester-Clark and surprisingly began the implementation of the political reforms that were the main cause of his resignation from O'Neill's Cabinet. Faulkner was born in Helen's Bay, County Down on 18 February 1922, the eldest of two sons of James and Lilian Faulkner. His resignation over the technicalities of how and when to bring in the local government reforms which the British Labour Government was pushing for was probably the final nail in the political coffin of Terence O'Neill, who resigned in the aftermath of his failure to achieve a good enough result in the 1969 Stormont election. www.irelandinformationguide.com /Brian_Faulkner   (1028 words)

Devenny family to respond to Police Ombudsman’s report However, the only communication of which the Devenny family are aware was the press release issued on 5 November 1970 by Major James Christopher Clarke, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, and the statement made by Sir Arthur Young on 4 November 1970. The opinions range from two doctors, Dr. Clarke and Dr. Weaver who formed the view that there was a direct contributory connection between the events of 19 April and Mr Devenny's subsequent illness and death through to Dr. Pantridge who had the opinion that there would be no connection. On 16 July Mr Devenny had breakfast, walked into town, bought some things for his brother, had lunch, collected his brother's wife and took her to Altnagelvin Hospital to see his brother, who was then in hospital. www.serve.com /pfc/policing/devenny/deven1_101001.html   (5303 words)

ireland.com - The Irish Times - IRELAND On August 20th, 1969, Maj James Chichester-Clark informed his cabinet that the decision to transfer control of the police to the British Army GOC was a temporary measure. The decision to transfer security powers to Westminster was made by the Stormont prime minister and his delegation without referring back to his cabinet in Belfast in conditions reminiscent of the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations of 1921. The control of the security forces would revert to the Inspector General of the RUC at the end of the present emergency. www.ireland.com /newspaper/special/1999/statepapers/phoenix2.htm   (613 words)

welcome_history_wreathlaying.htm Cllr George Shiels, Billy Armstrong MLA and Lady Moyola lay a wreath on the grave of James Chichester-Clark (later The Lord Moyola of Castledawson). The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass, Tom Elliott MLA, Joan Carson and Sam Foster lay the wreath at the tombstone of Colonel Edward James Saunderson, the first leader of the Ulster Unionist Council. In memory of Colonel Edward James Saunderson, the first leader of the Ulster Unionist Council. www.uup.org /welcome_history_wreathlaying.htm   (231 words)

RTE News - Former NI PM Chichester-Clark dies The former Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, James Chichester-Clark, has died after a short illness. James Chichester-Clark Led Stormont government from 1969 to March 1971 Mr Chichester-Clark led the Stormont government from 1969 to March 1971, when he resigned. www.rte.ie /news/2002/0520/chichesterclark.html   (90 words)

James Chichester-Clark: Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. [`James Chicester-Clark was Northern Ireland's fifth Prime Minister from May 1969 until March 1971. He was heavily pressurised by the Civil Rights Association to introduce more reforms, even though he initiated more than any of his predecessors during this troubled period in Northern Ireland's history. A long overdue biography of the man who had charge of Northern Ireland during two of the most turbulent years of the country's history. www.booksulster.com /bookstore.cgi?pid=5695   (168 words)

Brian Lynch :: Endsville The proprietor was a man called Chichester-Clark, a relation of a subsequent Northern Ireland Prime Minister, James Chichester-Clark. When Michael Smith told me he was starting the NWP - the first publication on his list was Trevor Joyce's 'Sole Glum Trek' - we agreed that it would be a good idea to use the imprint on 'Endsville'. Paul Durcan and I, acting under our own steam, were engaged in having the book printed by the Museum Bookshop (on the corner of Kildare Street and Molesworth Street in Dublin). www.brianlynch.org /endsville.html   (242 words)

Ireland and British Imperialism His replacement Major James Chichester-Clark lasted less than two years because although he favoured more repression than O'Neill it was still not enough for most in the Unionist Party. James Kelly of the Irish Independent described one scene: "On the Shankill Road crowds of growling men lounged around waiting. And that explains the praise they have received from people like former UDR major and Official Unionist MP Ken Magennis and ex-Northern Ireland Tory Secretary of State James Prior. flag.blackened.net /revolt/once/irl_imp.html   (15188 words)

Guardian Unlimited Special reports How ministers saw Ulster slide into strife In April that year, Callaghan was asked by his colleagues to tell James Chichester-Clark, the new Northern Ireland prime minister, "that he must not rely on British troops to support his government in maintaining policies which might arouse the antagonism of large sections of the Irish population... "Opinions differed as to who was responsible for the troubles," the home secretary, James Callaghan, told his cabinet colleagues that day. He added: "There was a good deal of corroboration for the view that the Catholics had acted largely in self-defence, and there was little evidence to support the view of the Northern Ireland government that the IRA were mainly responsible". www.guardian.co.uk /freedom/Story/0,2763,195189,00.html   (1033 words)

Biographies of leading figures in the struggle against poverty and inequalities in Britain, 1942-1990 On his retirement in 1976 (succeeded by James Callaghan) he was knighted. Callaghan (of Cardiff), (Leonard) James Callaghan, Baron (1912 --), born in Portsmouth, the son of a chief petty officer, "Stocker Jim" Callaghan rose from the ranks to become a Royal Navy commander during World War II. On Hugh Gaitskell's death in 1963, Wilson became leader of the party after a hotly contested election during which he defeated George Brown and James Callaghan. www.univ-tours.fr /capaganglais/PovertyBiographies.htm   (4949 words)

Lecture O’Neill defeated in election, replaced by Major James Chichester-Clark; Great Britain pushes for reform in Northern Ireland; extremists of both sides (Unionist and Republican) intensify fighting in August, and British troops are deployed to restore order. The labor movement, led by James Connolly, stage a series of effective strikes in the cities; the strikes are violently put down, but Connolly had managed to connect the plight of urban workers with that of the rural tenants in opposition to British rule. Battle of the Boyne and Battle of Aughrim: decisive defeats of the pro-Catholic forces of King James II by King William III. ireland.wlu.edu /lecture/timeline.htm   (2432 words)

TIME Europe NORTHERN IRELAND TRAIL Prime Minister Major James Chichester-Clark referred to the crisis as "our darkest hour." Finally Chichester-Clark had an urgent telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Breaking off a vacation at his Scilly Islands retreat, Wilson helicoptered to a Royal Navy base in Cornwall for a three-hour conference with Home Secretary James Callaghan, who holds responsibility for Ulster. www.time.com /time/europe/nitrail/ni690822.html   (1201 words)

Telegraph News Harry West On April 26 O'Neill obliged West to resign, replacing him with his own distant relative James Chichester-Clark. On January 22 the party's standing committee elected West as leader, with 85 votes to James Molyneaux's 43. When the Lands Tribunal met in April 1967, it found that the £24,250 West had paid in 1964 was a concessionary price which reflected his family ties with the vendor. www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/02/07/db0702.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/02/07/ixportal.html   (1477 words)

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