George Forrest (26 October 1921 – 10 December 1968) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland who served as MP for Mid Ulster from 1956 until his death. George Forrest was the son of Joseph Forrest (died 22 February 1968, aged 81) of Gortagammon, Tullyhogue, Cookstown, County Tyrone.

Forrest was first elected in the 1956 Mid Ulster by-election which was called after two previous MPs had been declared ineligible to sit. Initially elected as an independent, Forrest soon joined the Ulster Unionist Party and successfully contested the seat in three general elections. He became a prominent supporter of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill's liberal policies and became reviled by many of O'Neill's opponents. In 1967 he was pulled off a Twelfth of July platform in Coagh and kicked unconscious by fellow members of the Orange Order. Following his death in 1968 aged 47, his wife Anna was chosen to take over his candidacy, but the by-election was won by Bernadette Devlin.

George Forrest (Northern Ireland politician)

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1921 births

1968 deaths

Independent members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

Independent politicians in Northern Ireland

Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Mid Ulster

Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

UK MPs 1955–1959

UK MPs 1959–1964

UK MPs 1964–1966

UK MPs 1966–1970

George Forrest (Northern Ireland politician)