William Frederick Neill
Sir William Frederick Neill (8 May 1889 – 3 January 1960) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Neill studied at Belfast Model School before becoming an estate agent. He was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party alderman on the Belfast Corporation in 1938, and served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1946 to 1949. He was elected in the UK general election, 1945, for North Belfast, serving five years. He was knighted in 1948.[1] In 1954, he served as High Sheriff of Belfast, and then as Deputy Lord Mayor the following year.[2]
References
- ↑ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.181
- ↑ Water and Water Engineering, Vol.64, p.84
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Frederick Neill
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Belfast North 1945–1950 |
Succeeded by H. Montgomery Hyde |
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| Preceded by | Lord Mayor of Belfast 1946–1949 |
Succeeded by W. E. G. Johnston |
| Preceded by
Robert Pierce
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High Sheriff of Belfast 1954–1955 |
Succeeded by Robin Kinahan |
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- 1889 births
- 1960 deaths
- High Sheriffs of Belfast
- Lord Mayors of Belfast
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1945–49
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Belfast constituencies
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