Tom Benson (26 August 1929 – 24 December 2000) was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Strangford from 1998 to 2000.
Born in Enniskillen, Benson was an officer in the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
[1] During this year, he defied a ban on UUP representatives meeting Government ministers and met the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Tom King.
[2] In 1996, Benson was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum representing Strangford, and he held his seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election.
[2] He was the first member of the Assembly to die, and was replaced by Thomas Hamilton, his hand-picked successor.