William Grant (Northern Ireland politician)
Rt. Hon. William Grant (6 April 1883 – 15 August 1949) was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Belfast, Grant worked as a shipwright and was a founder member of the Ulster Unionist Labour Association.[1] He was also a founder member of the Ulster Volunteer Force.[citation needed] He was elected to the Northern Ireland House of Commons as an Ulster Unionist Party member for Belfast North in 1929, then winning Belfast Duncairn in 1929, holding this until his death.[1]
Grant became Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour in 1938, then Minister of Public Security in 1941. As a cabinet post, this carried with it membership of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland. He was then appointed Minister of Labour from 1943 until 1944 and briefly in 1945, and also served as Minister of Health and Local Government from 1944 until his death.[1]
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- 1883 births
- 1949 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921–25
- Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1925–29
- Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1929–33
- Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1933–38
- Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1938–45
- Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1945–49
- Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1949–53
- Northern Ireland Cabinet ministers (Parliament of Northern Ireland)
- Northern Ireland junior government ministers (Parliament of Northern Ireland)
- Members of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland
- Ulster Unionist Party politicians
- British shipwrights