Baroness Moyola, who died 7 March, 2024, aged 94, was the widow of the late Baron Moyola, life peer, who as James Chichester-Clark served as prime minister of Northern Ireland.
She was Moyra Maud de Burgh Morris, daughter of Brigadier Arthur de Burgh Morris, CBE, DSO, of Carrigans, County Donegal. Her first husband, Captain Thomas Haughton from Cullybackey, was among 27 people killed in Northern Ireland's worst air disaster, the devastating plane crash at Nutts Corner, Northern Ireland, in 1953, in which she was one of only eight survivors. The Vickers Viking aircraft travelling from London struck a pole while landing at the Co Antrim airfield and lost control, crashing into a building. Moyra was pregnant at the time and was seriously injured, suffering a broken neck.
She married 2ndly, in 1959, the then Major James Dawson Chichester-Clark (born 12 Feb, 1923), whose family were seated at Moyola Park, County Londonderry, son of Capt James Lenox-Conyngham Chichester-Clark (1884-1933), and his wife the former Marion Caroline Dehra Chichester (1904-1976), scion of the Marquesses of Donegall. Her husband was Unionist MP for South Derry, and Prime Minister of Northern Ireland 1969-71. He was created Baron Moyola, of Castledawson in the County of Londonderry [U.K. Life Peer] on 20 July 1971, and died 17 May, 2002.
Lady Moyola leaves issue, a son from her first marriage, Michael Thomas Haughton (born 7 June, 1953), and two daughters from her second marriage, the Hon Fiona (born 28 Apr, 1960), and the Hon Tara (born 8 July, 1962).
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