Married to Valerie Isobel (daughter of Robert Stewart MBE), with one son, Aidan, and one daughter, Helen, he lived at Groomsport, County Down, until his death at age 57. He is outlived by his granddaughters, Charlotte, Kate, Iona and Penelope.
rafton, pounder, rafton, john, pounder, 1933, april, 1991, assembly, unionist, conservative, party, westminster, from, northern, ireland, member, parliament, belfast, southin, office, october, 1963, february, 1974preceded, bydavid, campbellsucceeded, byrobert,. Rafton John Pounder 13 May 1933 16 April 1991 was a Pro Assembly Unionist and Conservative Party Westminster MP from Northern Ireland Rafton PounderMember of Parliament for Belfast SouthIn office 22 October 1963 8 February 1974Preceded byDavid CampbellSucceeded byRobert BradfordPersonal detailsBornRafton John Pounder 1933 05 13 13 May 1933Belfast Northern IrelandDied16 March 1991 1991 03 16 aged 57 Groomsport Northern IrelandNationalityBritishPolitical partyUlster Unionist PartySpouseValerie IsobelChildren2Alma materChrist s College CambridgeBorn at Ballynahatty Shaw s Bridge Belfast the son of Cuthbert C Pounder Rafton Pounder was educated at Rockport School Charterhouse and at Christ s College Cambridge where he was Chairman of the Conservative Association CUCA 1 He was elected Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast South in a 1963 by election and served until February 1974 when he lost as a Pro Assembly Unionist to the Reverend Robert Bradford of the United Ulster Unionist Coalition Pounder was also a Member of the European Parliament from 1973 to 1974 From 1964 to 1967 he served as Secretary of the Ulster Unionist Parliamentary Party 2 Married to Valerie Isobel daughter of Robert Stewart MBE with one son Aidan and one daughter Helen he lived at Groomsport County Down until his death at age 57 He is outlived by his granddaughters Charlotte Kate Iona and Penelope References Edit Cambridge University Conservative Association John F Harbinson The Ulster Unionist Party 1882 1973 p 182Sources EditLeigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed Times Guide to the House of Commons February 1974External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Rafton PounderParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byDavid Campbell Member of Parliament for Belfast South1963 February 1974 Succeeded byRobert Bradford This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for a constituency in Northern Ireland since 1922 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Member of the European Parliament from the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rafton Pounder amp oldid 1099753606, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
