Basil Glass

Northern Irish politician (1926-2005)

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Abstract is: Basil Glass (21 April 1926 – 30 September 2005) was a politician in Northern Ireland. Born in County Leitrim, Glass studied at Queen's University Belfast; he qualified as a solicitor in 1950 and became a prominent lawyer. He was elected joint treasurer of the New Ulster Movement, with fellow solicitor Oliver Napier, in 1969. The following year, he became the first Chairman of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. In 1973, Glass became the President of the Alliance Party, and he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Belfast, acting as the party's chief whip in the Assembly. At the October 1974 general election he stood for the Westminster seat of South Belfast, taking second position and almost one quarter of the vote. Glass was again elected to represent South Belfast on the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention in 1975. In 1976, he became the Alliance Party's deputy leader. In 1977 he was elected to Belfast City Council, a post he held for four years. At the 1979 general election, he slightly improved his performance for the Westminster seat. Glass narrowly failed to be elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, and thereafter scaled back his political activities. In 1987, he was appointed to the post of High Court Bankruptcy Master in Northern Ireland. He was described by John Wilson QC, Clerk of the Crown for Northern Ireland, as "a gentleman and a scholar."

Born 1926-04-21Died 2005-09-30

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P463member of1st Northern Ireland Assembly (1973–1974)Q21129827
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P39position heldmember of the 1973–74 Northern Ireland AssemblyQ28872303
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