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William Stewart (Northern Ireland senator)

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William Stewart (born 1910 or 1911, date of death unknown) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Stewart studied at a technical college and ran before becoming a company director. For most of his life he owned a chemist/grocer's, Stewart & Chapmans based on Church St in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party and was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland[1] in 1957, serving until its abolition in 1973. From 1960 to 1962, he was a Deputy Speaker of the Senate and also served as chairman of Dungannon Urban District Council.[2]

References

  1. ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.208
  2. ^ Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72, Northern Ireland Elections