Basil Brooke 1st Viscount Brookeborough
Politician
Basil Stanlake Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, KG, CBE, MC, PC (NI) (9 June 1888 – 18 August 1973), was an Ulster Unionist politician who became the third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland in May 1943, holding office until March 1963.Lord Brookeborough (as Sir Basil Brooke, Bt, MP) had previously held several ministerial positions in the Government of Northern Ireland, and has been described as "perhaps the last Unionist leader to command respect, loyalty and affection across the social and political spectrum of the movement". He has also been described as one of the most hardline anti-Catholic leaders of the Ulster Unionist Party (the UUP).
Personal facts
| Birth date | June 09, 1888 |
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| Birth place | Ireland , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , Brookeborough |
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| Date of death | August 18, 1973 |
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| Place of death | United Kingdom , Brookeborough |
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| Education | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
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| Spouse | Cynthia Brooke Viscountess Brookeborough |
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