John Cherry Drennan
John Cherry Drennan CBE JP DL (1899 – 28 December 1982) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Limavady,[1] Drennan studied at Foyle College before working as a farmer. He became active in the Ulster Unionist Party, and served for it in the Senate of Northern Ireland from 1961 until it was prorogued in 1972.[2] From 1969 to 1974, he served as Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Drennan, John Cherry". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.206
Categories:
- 1899 births
- 1982 deaths
- Lord-lieutenants of County Londonderry
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1957–1961
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1961–1965
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1965–1969
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1969–1973
- Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland
- People educated at Foyle College