John Carron was a nationalist politician

Politician

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 in Northern Ireland

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Carron was born in Kinawley

Kinawley

Kinawley or Kinawly is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 75 people. Kinawley is also the name of the parish in which the village lies...

, County Fermanagh

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 in 1909. He became a farmer

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 and a publican

Publican

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 before becoming a founder member and Vice-Chairman of the Irish Anti-Partition League in Lisnaskea

Lisnaskea

Lisnaskea is the second-biggest settlement in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 2,739 people in the 2001 Census. The town is built around the long main street, which bends at almost 90 degrees along its course.- History :...

 in May 1946. He was elected to Lisnaskea Rural District Council and also became the Chairman of the Enniskillen

Enniskillen

Enniskillen is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,599 in the 2001 Census...

 Fisheries Board.

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1949

Northern Ireland general election, 1949

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, Carron unsuccessfully stood for the Nationalist Party

Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)

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 in Lisnaskea

Lisnaskea (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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. He next stood for South Fermanagh

South Fermanagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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 in 1965

Northern Ireland general election, 1965

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, this time successfully, holding the seat until the abolition of the Parliament of Northern Ireland

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 at Stormont

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 in 1972. In 1969, he was appointed Opposition Spokesman on Community Relations. He was invited to join the Social Democratic and Labour Party

Social Democratic and Labour Party

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 on its formation, but chose to remain a Nationalist Party member.

Frank Maguire

Frank Maguire

Meredith Francis Maguire was an Independent Republican Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone.- Early Life :...

, Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)

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, was a nephew of John Carron and, as a young man, worked in his uncle's pub.Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin

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 activist Owen Carron

Owen Carron

Owen Gerard Carron is an Irish republican activist and who was Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 1981 to 1983.Carron is the nephew of former Nationalist Party politician John Carron....

is incorrectly cited as another of Carron's nephews, they are not related in this way.