Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond
Edward Enda Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond OBE (born January 5, 1944 in Kilcurry near Dundalk , † March 13, 2014 in Gillingham near Beccles , Norfolk ) was a Northern Irish politician and entrepreneur .
Life
Haughey founded the veterinary pharmaceutical company Norbrook in 1969 , which is now one of the largest companies in Northern Ireland. Another area of Haughey's business was air travel, especially by helicopter. From 2000 to 2006 he owned Carlisle Lake District Airport in Irthington, Cumbria. In 1994 he acquired the nearby Corby Castle .
From 1993 to 2002 Haughey was a member of the Irish Senate . There he was a member of the Fianna Fáil faction. He was the second richest person in Northern Ireland , seventh largest in Ireland and 174reichste in the UK . Haughey was also Honorary Consul of Chile . In 2004 he was promoted to life peer and moved from the Ulster Unionist Party to the Tories .
On March 13, 2014, Haughey and three other people died in a helicopter crash in Gillingham, Norfolk. At the time of the crash, the weather conditions were poor.
family
In 1972, Haughey married Mary Gordon Young, a lawyer who survived him with their daughter and two sons.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Norfolk helicopter crash kills Northern Ireland's richest man and three others. Retrieved March 13, 2014 .
- ↑ Crash death peer had queried safety. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ↑ Ed Haughey left £ 472m in legacies. (English).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Haughey, Edward, Baron Ballyedmond |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haughey, Edward Enda, Baron Ballyedmond (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Northern Irish politician and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kilcurry at Dundalk |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 2014 |
| Place of death | Gillingham at Beccles , Norfolk |