Robert Armstrong (Northern Ireland politician) explained

Robert Armstrong (1888 or 1889 - 1961) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Armstrong worked as a shipyard fitter then, later, as a water superintendent. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party and, despite having no political experience, was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland^[1] in 1956, serving until his death in 1961.^[2]

Notes and References

1. John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.205
2. http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnisen.htm Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72