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William Neville John Thornton (born 1939 or 1940), known as Neville Thornton, is a former unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Thornton studied at Portora Royal School and Stranmillis College, before becoming a teacher. He also became the vice-president of the Fermanagh Young Unionist Association, and represented Northern Ireland in the Observer Mace debating competition.[1] At the 1970 general election, Thornton stood for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in Mid Ulster, but was narrowly defeated by Bernadette Devlin.[1] He stood again at the February 1974 general election, in support of the Northern Ireland Assembly, but came bottom of the poll.[2] He became a full-time organiser for the UUP, but, increasingly at odds with the direction of the party, he resigned in 1974 to join the newly founded Unionist Party of Northern Ireland.[3] References1. ^1 The Times Guide to the House of Commons: 1970, p.217 {{DEFAULTSORT:Thornton, Neville}}2. ^"Mid-Ulster 1973-1982", Northern Ireland Elections 3. ^Richard Deutsch and Vivien Magowan, Northern Ireland: 1968-74, a chronology of events, Vol. 3, p.4 7 : 1940 births|Living people|People educated at Portora Royal School|Politicians from County Fermanagh|Ulster Unionist Party politicians|Unionist Party of Northern Ireland politicians|Alumni of Stranmillis University College |
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