- Born
- Died
- Birth nameIan Richard Kyle Paisley
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Ian Paisley was born on April 6, 1926 in Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. He was married to Eileen Paisley. He died on September 12, 2014 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
- SpouseEileen Paisley(October 13, 1956 - September 12, 2014) (his death, 5 children)
- Children
- Booming voice
- Attended Ballymena Model School and South Wales Bible College.
- Has a son who is also called Ian (Ian Paisley Jr.), who is also a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.
- Paisley's use of the title 'Dr.' derives from an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree awarded by Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina.
- Is a privy councillor and leader of the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Thus his title is The Revd and Rt Hon. Dr. Ian Richard Kyle Paisley MP MLA.
- Jailed in March 1969 for organising an illegal counter-demonstration against a civil rights march in Armagh. He was released during a general amnesty for people convicted of political offences.
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