Charles Stewart (Northern Ireland politician)
Charles Stewart QC was a barrister and independent politician in Northern Ireland.
Career
Stewart was elected for the Queen's University of Belfast at the 1958 Northern Ireland general election.[1] Independent politician Eileen M. Hickey, known for her Irish nationalist sympathies, had chosen not to contest the election.[2]
Stewart retained his seat at the 1962 general election and was returned unopposed in 1965. He resigned in October 1966.[1]
Following his resignation, Stewart was active as a magistrate into the 1970s[3] and had been appointed Chief Justice of Cameroon.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons". Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: University
- ^ NORTHERN IRELAND (FINANCE), Hansard, 6 February 1973
- ^ REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON - Peace – Work - Fatherland - Inside the Judicial Power - 77/81
Categories:
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1958–1962
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1962–1965
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1965–1969
- Independent members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for Queen's University of Belfast
- 20th-century King's Counsel
- Northern Ireland King's Counsel
- Cameroonian judges