Duncan Pollock

Thomas Duncan Pollock (born March 1929) was a Northern Irish unionist politician.

Duncan Pollock
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Mid Ulster
In office
28 June 1973 – 1974
Preceded byAssembly established
Succeeded byAssembly abolished
Member of
Castlederg Rural District Council
In office
1967 – 30 May 1973
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
Personal details
BornMarch 1929
Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyUPNI (1974 - 1981)
Other political
affiliations		Ulster Unionist (until 1974)

Biography

Born in Castlederg in County Tyrone, Pollock studied at Omagh Academy before becoming a farmer. In the mid-1950s, he was Chief Organiser of the Young Farmers' Clubs of Northern Ireland. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and was elected to Castlederg Rural District Council in 1967, serving until it was disbanded in 1973. He was also elected to the executive of the UUP.[1]

At the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Pollock was elected in Mid Ulster, but by the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention in 1975, he had joined the Unionist Party of Northern Ireland split and lost his seat.[2]

In his spare time, Pollock enjoyed playing football and table tennis, and was active in the Presbyterian Church.[1]

References
  1. Ted Nealon, Ireland: a Parliamentary Directory 1973–1974, p.207
  2. "Mid-Ulster 1973–1982", Northern Ireland Elections
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