Addie Morrow
{{Short description|Northern Ireland politician (1928–2012)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Addie Morrow
| office = Deputy leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
| leader = John Cushnahan
| term_start = 1984
| term_end = 1987
| predecessor =
| successor =
| office1 = Member of Castlereagh Borough Council
| constituency1 = Castlereagh East
| term_start1 = 15 May 1985
| term_end1 = 17 May 1989
| predecessor1 = District created
| successor1 = William Boyd
| constituency2 = Castlereagh Area B
| term_start2 = 30 May 1973
| term_end2 = 15 May 1985
| predecessor2 = Council established
| successor2 = District abolished
| office3 = Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Belfast East
| term_start3 = 20 October 1982
| term_end3 = 1986
| birth_date = 17 July 1928
| birth_place = County Down, Northern Ireland
| death_date = 30 March 2012
| death_place = County Down, Northern Ireland
| party = Alliance Party
}}
Addie James Morrow (17 July 1928 in County Down, Northern Ireland – 30 March 2012 in County Down)[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17559333 Ex-Alliance Party deputy leader Addie Morrow dies], BBC News, 30 March 2012 was a politician in Northern Ireland.
Background
Born on a farm in County Down, Morrow was an early member of the ecumenical Corrymeela Community, later led by his brother John.John Morrow, On the Road of Reconciliation: A Brief MemoirM. A. MacIver and E. H. Bauermeister"Bridging the Religious Divide: Mobilizing for Reconciliation in Northern Ireland", Review of Religious Research, 1990
Morrow was an early member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), and was elected to Castlereagh Borough Council in 1973, holding his seat at each subsequent election,[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcastlereagh.htm The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Castlereagh], Northern Ireland Elections until standing down in 1989.[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgcastlereagh.htm Local Government Elections 1985 – 1989: Castlereagh], Northern Ireland Elections
In 1982, Morrow was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing Belfast East. At the 1983 general election, he stood unsuccessfully in Strangford, taking 15% of the vote.[http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=8008 ElectionsIreland.org: Addie Morrow] In 1984, under John Cushnahan, Morrow became APNI's deputy leader.[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fnd95.htm The 1995 North Down By-Election]
At the 1987 general election, Morrow increased his share of the vote in Strangford to 20%. For the 1992 general election, he switched to contest North Down, taking just under 15%. Morrow became APNI's chair, but stood down in 1993, citing disappointment at the failure of other parties to use the Brooke-Mayhew Talks to reach agreement.[http://www.uhb.fr/langues/Cei/chron93.htm Chronology 1993] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927194255/http://www.uhb.fr/langues/Cei/chron93.htm |date=September 27, 2007 }}, Centre d'Etudes Irlandaises – Université Rennes 2 Morrow later became APNI's president.D. T. Denver, British Elections & Parties Review: The General Election of 1997
Morrow died on 30 March 2012 in his family home on the farm he was brought up in. He was 83 years old.[https://archive.today/20120913194845/http://www.u.tv/News/Alliances-Addie-Morrow-dies-at-83/9f0713ca-83f7-4db1-b59a-e96bd524a958 Alliance's Addie Morrow dies at 83 (UTV News)]
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Category:Politicians from County Down
Category:Members of Castlereagh Borough Council
Category:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland councillors