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- 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 Emily Cassells. He died on September 12, 2014 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
- SpouseEileen Emily Cassells(October 13, 1956 - September 12, 2014) (his death, 5 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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