Billy Wright

Ulster Loyalist Force Brigadier (1960-1997)

PersonDied aged 37humanQ3640063

Born: July 7, 1960
Died: December 27, 1997
Birthplace: Wolverhampton
Place of death: HM Prison Maze
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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William Stephen Wright, known as King Rat, was a Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary leader who founded the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) during The Troubles. Wright had joined the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in his home town of Portadown around 1975. After spending several years in prison, he became a Protestant fundamentalist preacher. Wright resumed his UVF activities around 1986 and, in the early 1990s, replaced Robin Jackson as commander of that organisation's Mid-Ulster Brigade. According to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Wright was involved in the sectarian killings of up to 20 Catholics but was never convicted for any.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Billy
Family name: Wright
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