Paddy Gormley

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Patrick Joseph Gormley, known as Paddy Gormley (1916 – August 2001) was an Irish nationalist politician.Born in Claudy, Gormley was educated at St Columbs College and the National University of Ireland. In 1945, he was elected to Londonderry County Council, representing the Nationalist Party. His brother Tom, soon followed him into politics.At the Northern Ireland general election, 1953, Gormley was elected to represent Mid Londonderry. In the three subsequent elections, he was elected unopposed. However, his increasing distance from the majority of the Nationalist Party lost him the chance to become Chairman of the Parliamentary Party in 1964, Eddie McAteer instead taking charge.