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Wesley Pentland

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Wesley Pentland
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for North Down
In office
1982–1986
Preceded byNew Assembly
Succeeded byAssembly abolished
Personal details
Born1929
Died23 September 2007
Political partyDUP

Wesley Pentland (1929 – 23 September 2007) was an Irish travel industry executive and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Career

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Pentland began his career at Portadown railway station, then owned and managed a series of travel agencies, in Belfast. He became President of ABTA (the Association of British Travel Agents) and Chairman of the Institute of Travel and Tourism in the 1980s.[1][2]

Pentland was a regular preacher for the Salvation Army for more than fifty years.[2] He was also active in the Democratic Unionist Party, and was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, from North Down.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Phil Davies, "Ex-ABTA president Wesley Pentland passes away", TravelMole, 25 September 2007
  2. ^ a b "Wesley Pentland remembered", Lurgan Mail, 27 September 2007
Northern Ireland Assembly (1982)
New assembly MPA for North Down
1982–1986
Assembly abolished