Addie James Morrow (17 July 1928 in

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, Northern Ireland – 30 March 2012 in County Down) was a

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Background

Born on a farm in

, Morrow was an early member of the

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Corrymeela Community The Corrymeela Community was founded in 1965 by Ray Davey, along with John Morrow (peace activist), John Morrow and Alex Watson, as an organisation seeking to aid individuals and communities which suffered through the violence and polarisation ...

, later led by his brother

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. Morrow was an early member of the

Alliance Party of Northern Ireland The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), or simply Alliance, is a liberal and centrist political party in Northern Ireland. Following the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election, it was the third-largest party in the Northern Ireland ...

(APNI), and was elected to Castlereagh Borough Council in 1973, holding his seat at each subsequent election, until standing down in 1989. In 1982, Morrow was elected to the

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, representing Belfast East. At the 1983 general election, he stood unsuccessfully in

Strangford Strangford (from Old Norse ''Strangr fjörðr'', meaning "strong sea-inlet") is a small village at the mouth of Strangford Lough, on the Lecale peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 475 at the 2001 census. On th ...

, taking 15% of the vote.ElectionsIreland.org: Addie Morrow
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, Morrow became APNI's deputy leader.The 1995 North Down By-Election
/ref> At the 1987 general election, Morrow increased his share of the vote in Strangford to 20%. For the 1992 general election, he switched to contest North Down, taking just under 15%. Morrow became APNI's chair, but stood down in 1993, citing disappointment at the failure of other parties to use the Brooke-Mayhew Talks to reach agreement. Morrow later became APNI's president. Morrow died on 30 March 2012 in his family home on the farm he was brought up in. He was 83 years old.Alliance's Addie Morrow dies at 83 (UTV News)
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrow, Addie Alliance Party of Northern Ireland politicians Northern Ireland MPAs 1982–1986 Politicians from County Down 1928 births 2012 deaths Alliance Party of Northern Ireland councillors Members of Castlereagh Borough Council