William Neill (politician)

The Right Honourable
Sir William Neill
JP DL
The Right Honourable Sir William Neill JP DL
Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast
	In office; 1955
High Sheriff of Belfast
	In office; 1954
Preceded by	Robert Pierce
Succeeded by	Robert Kinahan
Lord Mayor of Belfast
	In office; 1946–1949
Preceded by	Sir Crawford McCullagh
Succeeded by	William E. G. Johnston
Member of Parliament for Belfast North
	In office; 1945–1949
Personal details
Born	8 May 1889; Belfast, Ireland
Died	3 January 1960 (aged 70); SS Pretoria Castle
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party

Sir William Frederick Neill (8 May 1889 – 3 January 1960) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Neill studied at Belfast Model School before becoming an estate agent. He was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party alderman on the Belfast Corporation in 1938, and served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1946 to 1949. He was elected in the 1945 UK general election, for Belfast North, serving five years. He was knighted in 1948.^[1] In 1954, he served as High Sheriff of Belfast, and then as Deputy Lord Mayor the following year.^[2]

References

^ Harbinson, John F. (1974). Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973: Its Development and Organization. Blackstaff Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0856400766.
^ Water and Water Engineering, Vol.64, p.84

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Somerset	Member of Parliament for Belfast North 1945–1950	Succeeded by H. Montgomery Hyde
Civic offices
Preceded by Crawford McCullagh	Lord Mayor of Belfast 1946–1949	Succeeded by W. E. G. Johnston
Preceded by Robert Pierce	High Sheriff of Belfast 1954–1955	Succeeded by Robin Kinahan