Preceded by David Campbell Children 2 Succeeded by Robert Bradford Spouse(s) Valerie Isobel Party Ulster Unionist Party | Role Politician Nationality British Name Rafton Pounder Resigned February 28, 1974 | |
Full Name Rafton John Pounder Born 13 May 1933
Belfast, Northern Ireland ( 1933-05-13 ) Alma mater Christ's College, Cambridge Died April 16, 1991, Groomsport, United Kingdom Education Charterhouse School, Christ's College, Cambridge | ||
Political party Ulster Unionist Party | ||
Rafton John Pounder (13 May 1933 — 16 April 1991) was a Pro-Assembly Unionist and Conservative Party politician in Northern Ireland.
Born at Ballynahatty, Shaw's Bridge, Belfast, the son of Cuthbert C. Pounder, Rafton Pounder was educated at Rockport School, Charterhouse and at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he was Chairman of the Conservative Association (CUCA).
He was elected Member of Parliament for Belfast South in a 1963 by-election, and served until February 1974 when he lost as a Pro-Assembly Unionist to the Reverend Robert Bradford of the United Ulster Unionist Coalition. Pounder was also a Member of the European Parliament from 1973 to 1974. From 1964 to 1967, he served as Secretary of the Ulster Unionist Parliamentary Party.
Married to Valerie Isobel (daughter of Robert Stewart MBE), with one son and one daughter, he lived at Groomsport, County Down, until his death at age 57.