For the Northern Irish motorcycle racer, see Tom Herron.
Tommy Herron
Tommy Herron
Born
Thomas Herron
1938
Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland
Died
14 September 1973 (aged 34–35)
Drumbo, County Antrim
Cause of death
Assassination by gunshot
Resting place
Roselawn Cemetery, Belfast
Nationality
British
Organization
Ulster Defence Association
Title
East Belfast Brigadier
Term
1971–1973
Successor
Sammy McCormick
Political party
Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party
Spouse
Hilary Wilson
Children
5
Tommy Herron (1938 – 14 September 1973) was a Northern Ireland loyalist and a leading member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) until his death in a fatal shooting. Herron controlled the UDA in East Belfast, one of its two earliest strongholds. From 1972, he was the organisation's vice-chairman and most prominent spokesperson,[1] and was the first person to receive a salary from the UDA.[2]
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TommyHerron (1938 – 14 September 1973) was a Northern Ireland loyalist and a leading member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) until his death in...
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Association (UDA) during much of its early history. He took the place of TommyHerron in 1973 when the latter was killed, and led the organisation until March...
guns, and unarmed combat. Its most prominent early spokesperson was TommyHerron; however, Andy Tyrie would emerge as leader soon after. Its original...
early years of the UDA and in 1972 was one of three members, along with TommyHerron and Davy Fogel, to meet Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William...
thirteen-member Security Council ahead of the other leading candidates TommyHerron and Jim Anderson. According to journalist Martin Dillon, Smith was heavily...
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the shooting death of its former leader TommyHerron. In September 1973, powerful East Belfast leader TommyHerron was kidnapped and subsequently shot dead...
Ireland, Britain and mainland Europe 1970s John Barnhill killed by OIRA TommyHerron killed by UDA/UFF Joe McCann killed by British Army Michael Naan and...
Ireland, Britain and mainland Europe 1970s John Barnhill killed by OIRA TommyHerron killed by UDA/UFF Joe McCann killed by British Army Michael Naan and...
Ireland, Britain and mainland Europe 1970s John Barnhill killed by OIRA TommyHerron killed by UDA/UFF Joe McCann killed by British Army Michael Naan and...
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other UDA members. The main problems were between East Belfast chief TommyHerron and Charles Harding Smith, his rival in the west of the city, over who...
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Unionist politician and leader of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP). TommyHerron. Northern Ireland loyalist B. J. Hogg, actor James Kilfedder, Northern...
from that community believed the attacks were sectarian. IRA volunteer Tommy McKearney argues that due to the British government's Ulsterisation policy...
elected, however, having only polled a total of 560 votes. Along with TommyHerron and Billy Hull he was one of three leading UDA figures to stand for election...
them out of the UDA. Kincaid also backed the expulsion of Gary Fisher and Tommy Kirkham in 2007 and joined McDonald and other brigadiers in visiting Newtownabbey...
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Harding Smith soon became embroiled in a feud with East Belfast leader TommyHerron, whilst also facing a growing rival in his own area in the shape of Andy...
street barricades. His fellow members in attendance at the meeting were TommyHerron and Billy Hull. Fogel had been a strong advocate of sealing off streets...
of TommyHerron in 1973. According to one theory the two had a long-running dispute over money that ended when McCreery used a woman to lure Herron into...
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