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Edward James Augustus Howard Brush known as Peter (5 March 1901 Fermoy, County Cork - 1 June 1984) was a Northern Irish unionist politician and paramilitary leader. Brush was also known by the nickname Basil as a joke based on the television puppet Basil Brush.^[1]

Brush had a distinguished career in the British Army and during the Second World War he was wounded in France in 1940 before being held as a prisoner of war for three years.^[2] By the time he retired from the army he had reached the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.^[2] Settling in County Down he took up farming but remained involved in military activity with the Territorial Army.^[2] He also served as deputy Lord Lieutenant of Down until resigning from the position in 1974.^[3]

Brush first received public attention in 1973 when stories appeared in the press that he had been drilling his own right-wing loyalist private militia force. Claiming 5,000 members, the group, known as Down Orange Welfare, became involved in the Ulster Workers' Council strike of 1974, with Brush taking a leading role in planning the stoppage as a member of the Ulster Workers' Council's Co-ordinating Committee.^[2]

Brush was also president of the South Down Ulster Unionist Party Association and represented the constituency in the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention.^[2] He left the public eye after a second less successful loyalist strike in 1977.^[4]

References

^ Ian S. Wood, Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA, Edinburgh University Press, 2006, p. 34
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e W.D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-1993, The Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 107
^ Peter Barberis, John McHugh, Mike Tyldesley, Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations: Parties, Groups and Movements of the 20th century, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2000, p. 213
^ Ciarán Ó Maoláin, The Radical Right: A World Directory, Longman, 1987, p. 334

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[1] Ian S. Wood, Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA, Edinburgh University Press, 2006, p. 34

[Flackes-2] W.D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-1993, The Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 107

[3] Peter Barberis, John McHugh, Mike Tyldesley, Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations: Parties, Groups and Movements of the 20th century, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2000, p. 213

[4] Ciarán Ó Maoláin, The Radical Right: A World Directory, Longman, 1987, p. 334

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	'''Edward James Augustus Howard Brush''' known as '''Peter''' (5 March 1901 [[Fermoy]], [[County Cork]] - 1984) was a [[Northern Ireland\|Northern Irish]] [[Unionism in Ireland\|unionist]] politician and paramilitary leader. Brush was also known by the nickname Basil as a joke based on the television puppet [[Basil Brush]].<ref>Ian S. Wood, ''Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA'', Edinburgh University Press, 2006, p. 34</ref>		'''Edward James Augustus Howard Brush''' known as '''Peter''' (5 March 1901 [[Fermoy]], [[County Cork]] - 1 June 1984) was a [[Northern Ireland\|Northern Irish]] [[Unionism in Ireland\|unionist]] politician and paramilitary leader. Brush was also known by the nickname Basil as a joke based on the television puppet [[Basil Brush]].<ref>Ian S. Wood, ''Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA'', Edinburgh University Press, 2006, p. 34</ref>

	Brush had a distinguished career in the [[British Army]] and during the [[Second World War]] he was wounded in [[France]] in 1940 before being held as a [[prisoner of war]] for three years.<ref name="Flackes">W.D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, ''Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-1993'', The Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 107</ref> By the time he retired from the army he had reached the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.<ref name="Flackes"/> Settling in [[County Down]] he took up farming but remained involved in military activity with the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)\|Territorial Army]].<ref name="Flackes"/> He also served as deputy [[Lord Lieutenant of Down]] until resigning from the position in 1974.<ref>Peter Barberis, John McHugh, Mike Tyldesley, ''Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations: Parties, Groups and Movements of the 20th century'', Continuum International Publishing Group, 2000, p. 213</ref>		Brush had a distinguished career in the [[British Army]] and during the [[Second World War]] he was wounded in [[France]] in 1940 before being held as a [[prisoner of war]] for three years.<ref name="Flackes">W.D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, ''Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-1993'', The Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 107</ref> By the time he retired from the army he had reached the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.<ref name="Flackes"/> Settling in [[County Down]] he took up farming but remained involved in military activity with the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)\|Territorial Army]].<ref name="Flackes"/> He also served as deputy [[Lord Lieutenant of Down]] until resigning from the position in 1974.<ref>Peter Barberis, John McHugh, Mike Tyldesley, ''Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations: Parties, Groups and Movements of the 20th century'', Continuum International Publishing Group, 2000, p. 213</ref>