Thomas Lyons (politician) explained

William Samuel Fyffe
Office1:Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
Term Start1:1955
Term End1:1969
Predecessor1:Terence O'Neill
Successor1:Walter Scott (Northern Ireland politician)
Office2:Member of Parliament
for North Tyrone
Term Start2:1943
Term End2:1969
Predecessor2:James Fulton Gamble
Successor2:William Samuel Fyffe
Birth Date:18 February 1896

Thomas Lyons (18 February 1896 – 16 May 1985) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Lyons studied at Albert Agricultural College in Glasnevin, then emigrated to Australia in 1922. He returned to Ireland in 1939, and was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party in North Tyrone in 1943. At the 1945 general election, he stood unsuccessfully in Fermanagh and Tyrone. He served as Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons from 1955 until 1969, when he was deselected by his constituency association and stood down. In 1961, he served as High Sheriff of County Tyrone.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/biographies.html Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons