Carron was born in
Kinawley, County Fermanagh in 1909. He became a farmer and a
publican before becoming a founder member and vice-chairman of the
Irish Anti-Partition League in
Lisnaskea in May 1946. He was elected to Lisnaskea Rural District Council and also became the Chairman of the
Enniskillen Fisheries Board. At the
1949 Northern Ireland general election, Carron unsuccessfully stood for the
Nationalist Party in
Lisnaskea. He next stood for
Cahir Healys old seat
South Fermanagh in
1965, this time successfully, holding the seat until the abolition of the
Parliament of Northern Ireland at
Stormont in 1972. In 1969, he was appointed Opposition Spokesman on Community Relations.
Sinn Féin activist
Owen Carron, who was also an MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, was another of Carron's nephews. ==References==