John Robert Beggs,commonly known as Roy Beggs,is a Northern Irish unionist politician and former teacher. Formerly a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP),he defected to the rival Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in 1981. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for East Antrim from 1983 to 2005,and was a Larne Borough Councillor from 1973 to 2014,representing the district of Larne Area B and its successor,Larne Lough.
North Down Borough Council was a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. It merged with Ards Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become North Down and Ards District Council.
North Down is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Alex Easton,elected at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
Brian Wilson is a Northern Irish politician who was a member of North Down Borough Council for 34 years (1981–2015). He retired when local government was reformed. During this time he served as an Alliance member,Green Party and Independent. He was the first Green Party Councillor to be elected in Northern Ireland in 2005. Wilson served as the Green Party Northern Ireland’s Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Down from 2007 to 2011,and was the party’s first elected representative in the Assembly. He agreed to serve as an MLA for a single term,and stood down to be replaced by his research assistant,Steven Agnew.
Jim RodgersOBE (b.1943) is a Northern Irish unionist politician who was Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2001 to 2002,and again from 2007 to 2008. Rodgers also served as the High Sheriff of Belfast from 2016 to 2017. A member of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP),he has been a Belfast City Councillor for the Ormiston DEA since 1993. Additionally,Rodgers is an appointed Alderman on the council.
Alderman Stephen William Moutray is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician,serving as an Armagh,Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Councillor for the Lurgan DEA since December 2018. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann from 2003 to 2016. Moutray was also a Lurgan councillor on Craigavon Borough Council,from 2001 to 2014,where he served as Mayor from 2010 to 2011.
Alexander Easton is a Northern Ireland politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Down since 2024. He previously served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for North Down from 2003 to 2024.
Fred Cobain,MBE is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician from Northern Ireland,serving as a Belfast City Councillor for the Castle DEA since 2019. He was previously an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast North from 1998 until 2011.
Alderman Samuel Gardiner MBE JP was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann from 2003 to 2016.
Cllr Norman Hillis was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician and businessman who was a Causeway Coast and Glens Councillor for the Causeway DEA from 2014 to 2023,and a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry from 2003 to 2007.
Robert Coulter was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for North Antrim from 1998 to 2011. He was a prominent proponent of unionism,and was the second oldest MLA after the Rev. Ian Paisley at the time of his retirement in 2011.
Cecil Cousley MBE was a Northern Irish unionist politician who served as Mayor of Ballymoney on three separate occasions,and was a Ballymoney Councillor from 1981 to 2014.
William James McClure MBE was a Northern Irish unionist politician,based in Coleraine,who served as President of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
Robert Dodd McConnell,known as Bertie McConnell was a Northern Irish politician and Army officer.
Alderman Sydney Alexander Anderson is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was an Armagh,Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Councillor for the Portadown DEA from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann from 2010 to 2017.
Hugh John Simpson Gibson MBE is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician in Northern Ireland who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Strangford from 2010 to 2011.
David Hugh Browne is a former Northern Irish unionist politician who was leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) on Belfast City Council from 2014 to 2019,and a Belfast City Councillor for the Castle DEA from 1993 to 2019.
The 1928 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 30 December 1927.
Alan Chambers is a Northern Irish unionist politician who was acting Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly between 2022 and 2024. Chambers has been an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Down since 2016. He currently serves as Chairperson of the Assembly's Audit Committee.
The 1924 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours were awards announced on 8 February 1924 to mark the exit of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin,who resigned his first term as prime minister in late January.
