James Harden (politician)
Encyclopedia
Major James Richard Edwards Harden DSO MC (12 December 1916 – 22 October 2000), known as Richard Harden, was a Northern Irish
politician. He was an Ulster Unionist
Member of Parliament
for Armagh
from a by-election
in 1948 until he resigned his seat on 12 February 1954 by the procedural device of accepting the nominally-paid position of Steward of the Manor of Northstead
.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
politician. He was an Ulster Unionist
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Armagh
Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)
Armagh or County Armagh was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons. It was replaced in boundary changes in 1983.The Act of Union 1800 provided for the Parliament of Ireland to be merged with the Parliament of Great Britain, to form the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
from a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in 1948 until he resigned his seat on 12 February 1954 by the procedural device of accepting the nominally-paid position of Steward of the Manor of Northstead
Manor of Northstead
The Manor of Northstead was once a collection of fields and farms in the parish of Scalby in the North Riding of Yorkshire in England. By 1600, the manor house had fallen into disrepair and was occupied only by a shepherd. At present the Manor is part of the Barrowcliff area of the town of...
.
External links
- "Obituary: Major Richard Harden", Daily Telegraph, 27 October 2000