Gusty Spence
Politician
1933 – 2011
Who was Gusty Spence?
Augustus Andrew "Gusty" Spence was a leader of the Ulster Volunteer Force and a leading loyalist politician in Northern Ireland. One of the first UVF members to be convicted of murder, Spence was a senior figure in the organisation for over a decade.
During his time in prison Spence renounced violence and helped to convince a number of fellow inmates that the future of the UVF lay in a more political approach. Spence joined the Progressive Unionist Party, becoming a leading figure in the group. As a PUP representative he took a principal role in delivering the loyalist ceasefires of 1994.
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- Born
- Jun 28, 1933
Belfast - Spouses
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- Belfast
- Died
- Sep 24, 2011
Belfast
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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