Paisley, Eileen (1934–)
Paisley, Eileen (1934–)
Northern Ireland politician. Born Eileen Emily Cassels, 1934, in Belfast, Northern Ireland; m. Rev. Ian Paisley (leader of Democratic Unionist Party); children: 3 daughters; twin sons, Kyle and Ian Paisley Jr.
Representing Democratic Unionist Party for Belfast East, sat in Northern Ireland Assembly (1973–74); stood in for husband, who had been refused a visa, as a member of a joint UUP-DUP publicity group visiting US (1982).
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