William Ross

Politician

1936 –

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Who is William Ross?

William Ross is a Northern Ireland unionist politician. He served as the Ulster Unionist Party member of Parliament for Londonderry from February 1974 until 2001. He was one of the UUP members opposed to the Good Friday Agreement.

For some years he was a member of the Conservative Monday Club. In September 1982 he was chairman of the Club's Northern Ireland Committee when it published a Policy Paper entitled Proposals for a Constitutional Settlement [for Ulster].

In June 2008, it was announced that he had been made the party president of Traditional Unionist Voice.

William Ross stood for Traditional Unionist Voice in the 2010 UK General Election in the East Londonderry Constituency.

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Born
Feb 4, 1936
Religion
  • Anglicanism
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Lived in
  • Dungiven

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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