James Johnston (Northern Ireland politician)
Sir James Johnston | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
In office 1917–1919 | |
Preceded by | Sir Crawford McCullagh |
Succeeded by | John Campbell White |
High Sheriff of Belfast | |
In office 1912–1913 | |
Preceded by | Crawford McCullagh |
Succeeded by | Frank Workman |
Personal details | |
Born | James Johnston 29 November 1849 |
Died | 29 November 1924 (aged 75) |
Political party | unionist |
Sir James Johnston, PC (29 November 1849 – 13 April 1924) was a unionist politician in Ireland.
Johnston was a company director and was elected to the Belfast Corporation for the Irish Unionist Party.[1] He was High Sheriff of Belfast in 1912/3,[2] and Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1917 to 1919.[3] In 1921, he was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland, but served only three years.[1] He was a Deputy Speaker of the Senate from 1921 until 1923.[4]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource. . . Dublin: