Rafton Pounder

Rafton Pounder
Rafton Pounder
Member of Parliament; for Belfast South
	In office; 22 October 1963 – 28 February 1974
Preceded by	David Campbell
Succeeded by	Robert Bradford
Personal details
Born	Rafton John Pounder; 13 May 1933; Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died	16 March 1991 (aged 57); Groomsport, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party
Spouse	Valerie Isobel
Children	2
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge

Rafton John Pounder (13 May 1933 — 16 April 1991) was a Pro-Assembly Unionist and Conservative Party politician in Northern Ireland.

Born at Ballynahatty, Shaw's Bridge, Belfast, the son of Cuthbert C. Pounder, Rafton Pounder was educated at Rockport School, Charterhouse and at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he was Chairman of the Conservative Association (CUCA).^[1]

He was elected Member of Parliament for Belfast South in a 1963 by-election, and served until February 1974 when he lost as a Pro-Assembly Unionist to the Reverend Robert Bradford of the United Ulster Unionist Coalition. Pounder was also a Member of the European Parliament from 1973 to 1974. From 1964 to 1967, he served as Secretary of the Ulster Unionist Parliamentary Party.^[2]

Married to Valerie Isobel (daughter of Robert Stewart MBE), with one son and one daughter, he lived at Groomsport, County Down, until his death at age 57.

References

^ Cambridge University Conservative Association
^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.182

Sources

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}
Times Guide to the House of Commons February 1974

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Rafton Pounder

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by David Campbell	Member of Parliament for Belfast South 1963–1974	Succeeded by Robert Bradford

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[1] Cambridge University Conservative Association

[2] John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.182

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