Quirk, D.J. 1996-97, 2001-02

David John Quirk.

Born in Douglas in Coronation Year 1953 he was educated at Willaston and Murray’s Road Schools before going on to Douglas High School for Boys. After leaving school he became apprenticed as a plumbing and heating engineer with the Douglas Gas Light Company. After completing his apprenticeship he worked for Quiggin and Cubbon Ltd and then Douglas Plumbing and Heating Company before taking up employment with Douglas Corporation. He was elected to the Board of Onchan District Commissioners in May 1990 and became Chairman on the resignation of Mr Payne in March 1996 and in May was elected by his fellow members to serve a further year in that office. He was a member of the Employees side of the Buildings Trades Council and served on the Social Security Appeals Tribunal. He was also an Employer’s Representative on Whitley Council and Chairman of the Building and Construction Branch of the Transport and General Workers Union. He is a member of the Friends of Onchan’s Heritage, a past Chairman of the Society for the Preservation of the Manx Countryside and Environment and currently Chairman of the Onchan Pensioners’ Club and the Onchan Silver Band (from2002). He was awarded the Crosh Pobble Chonnaghyn (the Onchan Community Cross) in 2002. He was elected as Chairman of the Commissioners for a second term of office in May 2001.

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