Duncan Shipley-Dalton
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Duncan Shipley-Dalton (born 7 November 1970) is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Newport, Isle of Wight, Shipley-Dalton attended the University of Essex and Queen's University Belfast before becoming a barrister. From 1994-98, he served in the Royal Irish Regiment.[1]
Shipley was a strong supporter of the Belfast Agreement.[2] At the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998, Shipley-Dalton was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in South Antrim.[1] He initially aimed to be selected as the party's candidate in the South Antrim by-election, 2000, but later withdrew, claiming that the party leadership intended David Campbell to be their candidate. He endorsed Campbell, but announced his retirement from politics at the forthcoming 2003 election.[2]
After standing down, Shipley-Dalton moved to the United States, where he is an active supporter of the Democratic Party.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Biography - Duncan Shipley Dalton, Northern Ireland Assembly
- ^ a b "Unionist quits poll contest", BBC News
- ^ "The answer is yeth", Slugger O'Toole
