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The Right Honourable Sir William Neill | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
| In office 1955 | |
| High Sheriff of Belfast | |
| In office 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Pierce |
| Succeeded by | Robert Kinahan |
| Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
| In office 1946–1949 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Crawford McCullagh |
| Succeeded by | William E. G. Johnston |
| Member of Parliament for Belfast North | |
| In office 1945–1949 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1889 Belfast, Ireland |
| Died | 3 January 1960 (aged 70) |
| Party | Ulster Unionist Party |
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.[1][2] He was elected in the 1945 UK general election, for Belfast North, 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.[3] Neill died on 3 January 1960 aboard the Union-Castle liner Pretoria Castle while returning home from overseas.[4][5][2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Harbinson, John F. (1974). Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973: Its Development and Organization. Blackstaff Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0856400766.
- 1 2 "Obituary: Sir William Neill Former Lord Mayor and MP". Belfast News-Letter. 5 January 1960. p. 4.
- ↑ Water and Water Engineering, Vol.64, p.84
- ↑ "Sir William Neill dies at sea". Northern Whig. 4 January 1960. p. 1.
- ↑ "Obituary: Sir William Neill". Belfast Telegraph. 4 January 1960. p. 2.
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