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==Ulster Unionist==
 
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In the general election of February 1974, Utley stood as the [[Ulster Unionist Party|Ulster Unionist]] candidate for North Antrim against [[Ian Paisley]], but lost, getting 21.01% of the vote.<ref>[http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=8246&sort=party&office=yes]</ref>
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In the general election of February 1974, Utley stood as the [[Ulster Unionist Party|Ulster Unionist]] candidate for North Antrim against [[Ian Paisley]], but lost, getting 21.01% of the vote.<ref>Elections Ireland [http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=8246&sort=party&office=yes Thomas Utley], accessed 7 April 2010</ref>
  
 
His son is the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' columnist [[Tom Utley]].
 
His son is the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' columnist [[Tom Utley]].

Revision as of 06:43, 7 April 2010

Thomas Edwin 'Peter' Utley CBE (1 February 1921–21 June 1988) was a journalist and writer. He was 'described by Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who is Patron of the Memorial Fund, as "the most distinguished Tory thinker of our time".'[1]

Ulster Unionist

In the general election of February 1974, Utley stood as the Ulster Unionist candidate for North Antrim against Ian Paisley, but lost, getting 21.01% of the vote.[2]

His son is the Daily Mail columnist Tom Utley.

Affiliations

Notes

  1. T.E. Utley Memorial Award 2008, Daily Telegraph Published: 11:33AM GMT 07 Feb 2008
  2. Elections Ireland Thomas Utley, accessed 7 April 2010