Robert Nichol Wilson
Robert Nichol Wilson, known as R. N. Wilson, was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Wilson studied at Malvern College and served in the Royal Artillery during World War II. After the war, he became a director of a textile company and joined the Ulster Unionist Party. He was elected in the Northern Ireland general election, 1945 in Mid Antrim, holding the seat until he retired in 1953 without ever facing an opponent. From 1948 to 1950, he was the Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons.[1]
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| Parliament of Northern Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by John Patrick |
Member of Parliament for Belfast Bloomfield 1945–1953 |
Succeeded by Robert Simpson |
| Preceded by Thomas Bailie |
Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons 1969–1972 |
Succeeded by Samuel Hall-Thompson |
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