Joseph Cunningham (Northern Ireland politician)
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Joseph Cunningham (1877–July 1965) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Cunningham worked as a shipyard fitter and was elected to the first Senate of Northern Ireland as an Ulster Unionist Party member, despite having no political experience. He became the longest-serving senator, remaining in post until his death in 1965.[1]
References
- ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.204
Categories:
- 1877 births
- 1965 deaths
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1921–1925
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1925–1929
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1929–1933
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1933–1937
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1937–1941
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1941–1945
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1945–1949
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1949–1953
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1953–1957
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1957–1961
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1961–65
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1965–69
- Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland