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James Johnston (Northern Ireland politician)

James Johnston (Northern Ireland politician)

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Sir James Johnston, PC (29 November 1849 – 13 April 1924) was a unionist politician in Ireland.

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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]

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  1. [1]
    John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.207
  2. [2]
    "The High Sheriff List", Irish Times, 27 January 1912
  3. [3]
    Ian Budge and Cornelius O'Leary, Belfast: Approach to Crisis, p.140
  4. [4]
    The Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72, Northern Ireland Elections
  • "Johnston, Alderman The Right Hon. Sir James" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 117  – via Wikisource.
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