Walter Topping
Walter William Buchanan Topping (1908–1980) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Topping studied at the Rossall School and Queen's University Belfast, before becoming a barrister in 1930. During World War II, he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery. He was elected to the Parliament of Northern Ireland in 1945 as the Ulster Unionist Party member for Larne, serving as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance - effectively the Chief Whip - from 1947 until 1956, then as the Minister of Home Affairs. He resigned in 1959 to become the Recorder of Belfast, serving until 1979. In 1967, he became a member of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland.[1]
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| Parliament of Northern Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Larne 1945–1960 |
Succeeded by William Craig |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Unionist Chief Whip 1947–1956 |
Succeeded by Brian Faulkner |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance 1947–1956 |
Succeeded by Brian Faulkner |
| Preceded by | Minister of Home Affairs 1956–1959 |
Succeeded by Brian Faulkner |
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- 1908 births
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- Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1945–49
- Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1949–53
- Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1953–58
- Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1958–62
- Northern Ireland junior government ministers (Parliament of Northern Ireland)
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- Members of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland
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