James Johnston (Northern Ireland politician) explained

Sir James Johnston
Office:Lord Mayor of Belfast
Term Start:1917
Term End:1919
Predecessor:Sir Crawford McCullagh
Successor:John Campbell White
Office1:High Sheriff of Belfast
Term Start1:1912
Term End1:1913
Predecessor1:Crawford McCullagh
Successor1:Frank Workman
Birth Name:James Johnston
Birth Date:1849 11, df=yes

Sir James Johnston, PC (29 November 1849 – 13 April 1924) was a unionist politician in Ireland.

Johnston was a company director and was elected to the Belfast Corporation for the Irish Unionist Party. He was High Sheriff of Belfast in 1912/3,[1] and Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1917 to 1919.[2] In 1921, he was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland, but served only three years.[3] He was a Deputy Speaker of the Senate from 1921 until 1923.[4]

References

  1. "The High Sheriff List", Irish Times, 27 January 1912
  2. Ian Budge and Cornelius O'Leary, Belfast: Approach to Crisis, p.140
  3. John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.207
  4. http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnisen.htm The Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72

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