| Herbert Whitten | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Craigavon | |
| In office 1978–1979 | |
| Member of Craigavon Borough Council | |
| In office 30 May 1973 – 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Council established |
| Constituency | Craigavon Area B |
| Member of the Constitutional Convention for Armagh | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Convention established |
| Succeeded by | Convention dissolved |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Armagh | |
| In office 28 June 1973 – 1974 | |
| Member of Parliament for Central Armagh | |
| In office 24 February 1969 – 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Hawthorne |
| Succeeded by | Parliament abolished |
| Member of Portadown District Council | |
| In office 1968–1973 | |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1909 Portadown, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 1981 |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
Herbert Whitten (1909–1981) was a Northern Irish unionist politician.
Background
Born in Portadown, Whitten became the managing director of T. A. Shillington, a builders' merchants. He was elected to Portadown District Council as an Ulster Unionist Party member in 1968, and at the 1969 Northern Ireland general election, he was elected for Central Armagh.
In 1973, following the reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland, Whitten was elected to Craigavon Borough Council, and he also took a seat in Armagh on the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly. He held this seat on the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention. In 1978–79, he served as Mayor of Craigavon.
References
| Parliament of Northern Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byIsaac Hawthorne | Member of Parliament for Central Armagh 1969–1973 |
Parliament abolished |
| Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) | ||
| New assembly | Assembly Member for Armagh 1973–1974 |
Assembly abolished |
| Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention | ||
| New convention | Member for Armagh 1975–1976 |
Assembly abolished |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded bySydney Cairns | Mayor of Craigavon 1978–1979 |
Succeeded byA. Locke |
- 1909 births
- 1981 deaths
- Businesspeople from Northern Ireland
- Mayors of Craigavon
- Members of Craigavon Borough Council
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1969–1973
- Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly 1973–1974
- Members of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
- Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for County Armagh constituencies