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Wilson Clyde | |
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| Member of theNorthern Ireland Assembly forAntrim South | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – 7 March 2007 | |
| Preceded by | New Creation |
| Succeeded by | William McCrea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1934-04-08)8 April 1934 Kilbegs,County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 19 April 2019(2019-04-19) (aged 85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Spouse | Evelyn |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Samuel Wilson Clyde (8 April 1934 – 19 April 2019) was a Northern IrishDemocratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was aMember of the Legislative Assembly forSouth Antrim from1998 to2007.
Born inKilbegs,County Antrim, Clyde worked as afarmer before being elected toAntrim Borough Council for theDemocratic Unionist Party in 1981. In 1996, he was elected to theNorthern Ireland Forum, representingSouth Antrim, and he held the seat at the1998 and2003 elections to theNorthern Ireland Assembly. He was deselected by the DUP for the2007 election.[citation needed]
Clyde died on 19 April 2019, at the age of 85.[1][2]
| Northern Ireland Forum | ||
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| New forum | Member forSouth Antrim 1996–1998 | Forum dissolved |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
| New assembly | MLA forAntrim South 1998–2007 | Succeeded by |