Wesley Pentland

Wesley Pentland (1929 – 23 September 2007) was a travel industry executive and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

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.[1][2]

Pentland was a regular preacher for the Salvation Army for more than fifty years.[2] He was also active in the Democratic Unionist Party, and was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, from North Down.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Phil Davies, "Ex-ABTA president Wesley Pentland passes away", TravelMole, 25 September 2007
  2. 1 2 "Wesley Pentland remembered", Lurgan Mail, 27 September 2007
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