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Gerry MacLochlainn
Gerard MacLochlainn (born 1954) is a Sinn Féin politician from Derry, Northern Ireland, where he was a councillor. He chaired several of the council's major committees including regional and cross border committees. His writings were widely circulated in his now deceased wife (Valerie June "Val" Cardwell)'s native Wales and several of his prison letters are held in the National Library of Wales. Life Born in Derry in 1954, MacLochlainn attended Brow of the Hill Christian Brothers School and St Columb's College, both in that city. In 1980, MacLochlainn was arrested and charged with conspiracy to cause explosions and possession of explosives. He was sentenced to six years in prison. MacLochlainn was at the centre of a controversy in October 1984 when he was a guest to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn, along with another former IRA prisoner, Linda Quigley, to discuss prison conditions. A decade later, as Sinn Féin's then rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry MacLochlainn 2012
Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerard, Gerald (given name), Gerald or Geraldine (name), Geraldine. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice president (1813–1814) after whom the term ''gerrymander'' was named **Ann Gerry (1763–1849), wife of Elbridge ***Thomas Russell Gerry (1794–1848), son of Elbridge and Ann ****Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837–1927), American lawyer and reformer, son of Thomas *****Peter G. Gerry (1879–1957), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, great grandson of Elbridge ******Edith Stuyvesant Gerry (1873–1958), American philanthropist and wife of Peter ******Elbridge T. Gerry Sr. (1908–1999), American banker and polo player, great-great grandson of the vice president ******Robert L. Gerry Jr. (1911–1979), American polo player, brother of Elbridge Sr *******Robert L. Gerry III (born 1937), American businessman, son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
