Frank McManus | |
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Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
In office 18 June 1970 –28 February 1974 | |
Preceded by | Marquess of Hamilton |
Succeeded by | Harry West |
Personal details | |
Born | Kinawley,County Fermanagh,Northern Ireland | 16 August 1942
Political party | Unity (1970–1977) |
Other political affiliations | Irish Independence Party (1977–1985) |
Frank McManus (born 16 August 1942) is an Irish nationalist former Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons. [1]
Born in Kinawley,County Fermanagh,he is a brother of Father Seán McManus,the Irish-American lobbyist and Catholic priest,and Pat McManus,a member of the IRA killed in an explosion in 1958. [2]
He received his secondary education at St. Michael's College,Enniskillen;he later attended Queen's University,Belfast before becoming a solicitor. In the late 1960s,he became the chair of the Fermanagh Civil Rights Association. [3]
McManus was elected at the 1970 general election,as the Unity candidate for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. On 3 July 1970 he swore the Oath of Allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II. [4] Following the introduction of internment,he chaired the meeting on 17 October 1971 where the Northern Resistance Movement was founded. [5] He lost the seat at the February 1974 general election to Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) candidate Harry West,when the Social Democratic and Labour Party also stood a candidate,which resulted in a split nationalist vote. In 1977,he was a founder member of the short-lived Irish Independence Party. [3]
He is a solicitor in Lisnaskea,and a trustee of the Fermanagh Trust. [6]