Henry Harland (politician)
Henry Peirson Harland | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Belfast East | |
| In office 8 February 1940 – 15 June 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Dixon |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Loftus Cole |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1876 Uxbridge, England |
| Died | 11 August 1945 (aged 68) Aldenham, England |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
Henry Peirson Harland (1 September 1876 – 11 August 1945) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Uxbridge, Harland studied at Rugby School before being appointed as a director or Harland and Wolff, and of Short and Harland. He worked as an engineer worldwide before winning the Belfast East by-election in 1940 for the Ulster Unionist Party. Despite holding a seat in Northern Ireland, he lived in Aldenham, Hertfordshire. He died shortly before the 1945 general election.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.183
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