Born in Glasgow, Scotland from a Northern Irish Protestant background, Seawright worked in the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast until entering politics as a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.
Seawright was born in Glasgow, Scotland from a Northern Irish Protestant background. Seawright worked in the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast until. Seawright was entering politics as a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.