Norman Stronge
Sir Charles Norman Lockhart Stronge, 8th Baronet, MC, PC, JP (23 July 1894 – 21 January 1981) was a senior Ulster Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland.
Norman Stronge | |
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Sir Norman Stronge wearing the Speaker's wig. | |
| Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons | |
| In office 1945–1956 | |
| In office 1956–1969 | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland House of Commons | |
| In office 1938–1969 | |
| Constituency | Mid Armagh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Norman Lockhart Stronge 23 July 1894 Bryansford, County Down, Ireland |
| Died | 21 January 1981 (aged 86) Tynan Abbey, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gladys Olive Hall (born 23 July 1894; m. 1921–1980; her death); 4 children |
| Children | James Stronge Daphne Marian, Mrs Kingan Evelyn Elizabeth Stronge Rosemary Diana Stronge |
Before his involvement in politics, he fought in the First World War as a junior officer in the British Army. He fought in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and was awarded the Military Cross. His positions after the war included Speaker of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for twenty-three years.
He was shot and killed (aged 86), along with his son, James (aged 48), by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in 1981 at Tynan Abbey, their home, which was burnt to the ground during the attack.
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