Wesley Pentland | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly for North Down | |
In office 1982–1986 | |
Preceded by | New Assembly |
Succeeded by | Assembly abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 1929 |
Died | 23 September 2007 |
Political party | DUP |
Wesley Pentland (1929 – 23 September 2007) was an Irish travel industry executive and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Pentland began his career at Portadown railway station, then owned and managed a series of travel agencies, in Belfast. He became President of ABTA (the Association of British Travel Agents) and Chairman of the Institute of Travel and Tourism in the 1980s. [1] [2]
Pentland was a regular preacher for the Salvation Army for more than fifty years. [2] He was also active in the Democratic Unionist Party, and was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, from North Down. [1]
Wesley Pentland | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly for North Down | |
In office 1982–1986 | |
Preceded by | New Assembly |
Succeeded by | Assembly abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 1929 |
Died | 23 September 2007 |
Political party | DUP |
Wesley Pentland (1929 – 23 September 2007) was an Irish travel industry executive and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Pentland began his career at Portadown railway station, then owned and managed a series of travel agencies, in Belfast. He became President of ABTA (the Association of British Travel Agents) and Chairman of the Institute of Travel and Tourism in the 1980s. [1] [2]
Pentland was a regular preacher for the Salvation Army for more than fifty years. [2] He was also active in the Democratic Unionist Party, and was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, from North Down. [1]