Addie Morrow | |
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Deputy leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | |
In office 1984–1987 | |
Leader | John Cushnahan |
Member of Castlereagh Borough Council | |
In office 15 May 1985 – 17 May 1989 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | William Boyd |
Constituency | Castlereagh East |
In office 30 May 1973 – 15 May 1985 | |
Preceded by | Council established |
Succeeded by | District abolished |
Constituency | Castlereagh Area B |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast East | |
In office 20 October 1982 – 1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 July 1928 County Down, Northern Ireland |
Died | 30 March 2012 County Down, Northern Ireland |
Political party | Alliance Party |
Addie James Morrow (17 July 1928 in County Down, Northern Ireland – 30 March 2012 in County Down) [1] was a politician in Northern Ireland.
Born on a farm in County Down, Morrow was an early member of the ecumenical Corrymeela Community, later led by his brother John. [2] [3]
Morrow was an early member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), and was elected to Castlereagh Borough Council in 1973, holding his seat at each subsequent election, [4] until standing down in 1989. [5]
In 1982, Morrow was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing Belfast East. At the 1983 general election, he stood unsuccessfully in Strangford, taking 15% of the vote. [6] In 1984, under John Cushnahan, Morrow became APNI's deputy leader. [7]
At the 1987 general election, Morrow increased his share of the vote in Strangford to 20%. For the 1992 general election, he switched to contest North Down, taking just under 15%. [6] Morrow became APNI's chair, but stood down in 1993, citing disappointment at the failure of other parties to use the Brooke-Mayhew Talks to reach agreement. [8] Morrow later became APNI's president. [9] Morrow died on 30 March 2012 in his family home on the farm he was brought up in. He was 83 years old. [10]