Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond
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Edward Enda Haughey,[1] Baron Ballyedmond, OBE, FRCVS,[2] (5 January 1944 – 13 March 2014) was an Irish-British entrepreneur and politician.
Quick Facts Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal, Senator ...
The Lord Ballyedmond | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 18 June 2004 – 13 March 2014 Life Peerage | |
Senator | |
In office 13 December 1994 – 26 June 2002 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Enda Haughey (1944-01-05)5 January 1944 Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland |
Died | 13 March 2014(2014-03-13) (aged 70) Gillingham, Norfolk, England |
Cause of death | Helicopter crash |
Nationality | Irish-British |
Political party | Fianna Fáil (Ireland) Conservative (Britain) Ulster Unionist Party (Northern Ireland) |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Entrepreneur, politician, activist |
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With an estimated personal wealth of €780 million (£650 million/USD$1,078 million),[3] he was the second-richest person in Northern Ireland,[4] ninth-richest in Ireland and was joint 132nd-richest person in the United Kingdom.[5]