▁and ▁Social ▁Services ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁until ▁the ▁Parliament ▁was ▁pr or og ued ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Fitz sim m ons ' ▁daughter ▁married ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Orange ▁Order . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁former ▁independent ▁Union ist ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁Norman ▁Por ter ▁stood ▁against ▁Fitz sim m ons ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁whose ▁opposition ▁to ▁Catholic ism ▁was ▁in ▁no ▁doubt , ▁but ▁Fitz sim m ons ▁held ▁his ▁seat . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Dar ling ton ▁Conference ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Fitz sim m ons ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁small ▁Union ist ▁team . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁he ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Assembly ▁election . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁death s ▁Category : U l ster ▁Union ist ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 8 ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁ 1 9 5 8 – 1 9 6 2 ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 1 9 6 5 ▁Category : M