William Stewart (Northern Ireland senator)

William Stewart (born 1910 or 1911, died 1979) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

For other people named William Stewart, see William Stewart (disambiguation).

Stewart studied at a technical college and ran before becoming a company director. For most of his life he owned a chemist/grocer's, Stewart & Chapmans based on Church St in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party and was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland[1] in 1957, serving until its abolition in 1973. From 1960 to 1962, he was a Deputy Speaker of the Senate and also served as chairman of Dungannon Urban District Council.[2]

References
  1. John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.208
  2. Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72, Northern Ireland Elections
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