Preceded by New Creation Role American football player Succeeded by Thomas Buchanan Height 1.88 m | Religion Protestant Name Oliver Gibson Positions Tackle | |
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Born 28 June 1934 (age 89)
Beragh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland ( 1934-06-28 ) Political party Democratic Unionist Party Alma mater Queen's University Belfast Other organizations Orange Order member,
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Education University of Notre Dame | ||
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Oliver Gibson (born 28 June 1934 in Beragh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) is a founding member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
Gibson is a retired DUP councillor for West Tyrone. He also served as an MLA for West Tyrone in the first session of the Assembly. He is a former teacher and was an officer in the Ulster Defence Regiment. His niece, Esther Gibson, was one of the 29 victims killed in the 1998 Omagh bombing.
In 1999, David Jordan, a former Ulster Defence Regiment soldier, broke down in a bar and claimed to be part of a patrol that killed a nationalist councillor, Patsy Kelly, in 1974. Jordan reportedly implicated Gibson in the murder. Jordan was never formally questioned in relation to the matter and no charges were ever brought against Gibson.
In 2003, it emerged that Gibson was having an affair with his 35-year-old secretary Audrey McKenzie and was living with her in Ballybogy, County Antrim. His wife confirmed that he had left her and was no longer living in their Sixmilecross home. He retired as a councillor in Omagh District Council shortly afterwards.