Myles Humphreys Explained

Sir Raymond Evelyn "Myles" Humphreys (24 March 1925 – 22 February 1998)^[1] was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party politician and activist, and an engineer and businessman.

He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1975 to 1977, and later chaired the Northern Irish Police Authority for a decade. He was knighted in the 1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours, for public service in Belfast.

Affiliations/positions

1976: Freeman of the City of London.
1946: Northern Ireland Board research engineer
1948-1955: Ulster Transport Authority research engineer

Other affiliations/positions

Belfast Harbour Commissioner
Senator, Junior Chamber International
President, Northern Ireland Polio Fellowship
Chairman, National Housing and Town Planning Council
High Sheriff of Belfast (1969)
Senate of Queen's University (1975–77)
Chairman, Belfast Marathon (1981–85)
Life member, Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (from 1970 until his death)
President, City of Belfast Youth Orchestra
Director, Ulster Orchestra Society (1980–81)
Northern Ireland Tourist Board (1973–80)
Chairman, Ulster Tourist Development Association (1968–78)

Education

Humphreys attended Skegoniell Primary School, Londonderry High School and the Belfast Royal Academy.

Death

Sir Myles Humphreys died on 22 February 1998, aged 72, from undisclosed causes.

References

Web site: Sir Myles Humphreys, The Right Honorable, The Lord Mayor of Belfast (1975–1977) Art UK . artuk.org . en.