Herbert Whitten

Herbert Whitten
Mayor of Craigavon
In office 1978–1979
Member of Craigavon Borough Council
In office 30 May 1973 – 1981
Preceded by	Council established
Constituency	Craigavon Area B
Member of the Constitutional Convention for Armagh
In office 1975–1976
Preceded by	Convention established
Succeeded by	Convention dissolved
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Armagh
In office 28 June 1973 – 1974
Member of Parliament for Central Armagh
In office 24 February 1969 – 1972
Preceded by	Isaac Hawthorne
Succeeded by	Parliament abolished
Member of Portadown District Council
In office 1968–1973
Succeeded by	Council abolished
Personal details
Born	1909 Portadown, Northern Ireland
Died	1981
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party

Herbert Whitten (1909–1981) was a Northern Irish unionist politician.

Background

Born in Portadown, Whitten became the managing director of T. A. Shillington, a builders' merchants. He was elected to Portadown District Council as an Ulster Unionist Party member in 1968, and at the 1969 Northern Ireland general election, he was elected for Central Armagh.

In 1973, following the reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland, Whitten was elected to Craigavon Borough Council, and he also took a seat in Armagh on the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly. He held this seat on the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention. In 1978–79, he served as Mayor of Craigavon.