David Trimble was a British politician who was the first First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002, and the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1995 to 2005.
In 1969, Trimble completed the necessary training to become a barrister. In that year, he began his career as a lecturer at the Queen’s University of Belfast. Subsequently, he was promoted to the positions of Assistant Dean of the law faculty from 1973 to 1975, Senior Lecturer in 1977, and Head of the Department of Commercial and Property Law from 1981 to 1989.
In 1990, when he was elected to Parliament, he handed in his resignation from the university. In 1983, he was sitting in his office at the university when he heard gunshots, which turned out to be those of the individuals responsible for the murder of Edgar Graham, a friend, and colleague who taught law at the university.
It was requested of he identify the deceased. In the year 1994, the Royal Ulster Constabulary informed him that he was the intended victim of an assassination attempt.
David Trimble Wives: Daphne Trimble and Heather McComb
David Trimble’s first wife, McComb, is now his ex-wife. For nearly a decade, the pair was together, but their marriage ended in divorce. From 1968 through 1976, they were married. As of right now, the couple has chosen to remain private about the details of their divorce.
They’ve been together for a decade, but they still don’t have any children together because they lost their twin sons at delivery. Previously, Heather McComb worked for the Land Registry.
Trimble married Daphne Elizabeth Orr two years later, and they had four children—Richard, Victoria, Nicholas, and Sarah—after they broke up. According to reports in the British press, his wife and children will survive him.
During the summer of 1978, Trimble married Daphne Elizabeth, a former student. Victoria Trimble and Sarah Trimble are their two daughters, while Richard Trimble and Nicholas Trimble are their two sons.
Baroness Trimble is a former politician and professor from Northern Ireland. They have an Ulster Unionist Party activist as a son, Nicholas Trimble. Downshire West’s representative on the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, Nicholas Trimble, was elected in 2016.
