William Barclay (Northern Ireland politician) explained

William Barclay (1873 or 1874 - 1945) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Barclay worked as a shipyard joiner and was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland as an Ulster Unionist Party member in 1925, despite having no political experience.^[1] He served until his death in 1945.^[2]

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, 1921-1972