Wesley Pentland
{{Short description|Northern Ireland politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Wesley Pentland
| birth_date = 1929
| death_date = 23 September 2007
| party = DUP
| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly
for North Down
| termstart = 1982
| termend = 1986
| predecessor = New Assembly
| successor = Assembly abolished
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use Irish English|date=January 2017}}
Wesley Pentland (1929 – 23 September 2007) was an Irish travel industry executive and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Career
Pentland began his career at Portadown railway station, then owned and managed a series of travel agencies, in Belfast. He became President of ABTA (the Association of British Travel Agents) and Chairman of the Institute of Travel and Tourism in the 1980s.Phil Davies, "[http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1122663.php Ex-ABTA president Wesley Pentland passes away]", TravelMole, 25 September 2007"[http://www.lurganmail.co.uk/obituaries/Wesley-Pentland-remembered.3234346.jp Wesley Pentland remembered]", Lurgan Mail, 27 September 2007
Pentland was a regular preacher for the Salvation Army for more than fifty years. He was also active in the Democratic Unionist Party, and was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, from North Down.
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Category:Northern Ireland MPAs 1982–1986
Category:Democratic Unionist Party politicians