samuel, hall, thompson, 1885, october, 1954, unionist, politician, from, northern, ireland, hall, thompson, born, crawfordsburn, ulster, studied, dulwich, college, england, father, robert, thompson, also, samuel, went, into, business, 1929, served, high, sheri. Lt Col Samuel Hall Thompson 1885 26 October 1954 was a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland Hall Thompson was born at Crawfordsburn in Ulster He studied at Dulwich College England His father Rt Hon Robert Thompson DL was also an MP Samuel went into business and in 1929 served as High Sheriff of Belfast 1 At the 1929 Northern Ireland general election Hall Thompson was elected as the Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Belfast Clifton In 1939 he was appointed Chief Ordnance Officer for Northern Ireland and from 1944 until 1950 he served as Minister of Education This position carried with it membership of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland 1 Hall Thompson suffered criticism from some Unionists for appearing to compromise with the Roman Catholic Church while in this position 2 He was not a member of the Orange Order 3 In 1950 Hall Thompson was appointed Chairman of Ways and Means Committee and Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons 1 At the 1953 general election he was defeated by Norman Porter an independent Unionist who had been an outspoken and stern critic 2 Samuel s son Lloyd Hall Thompson later became an MP in Northern Ireland 1 References edit a b c d Samuel Hall Thompson Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons Retrieved 6 September 2010 a b Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results Boroughs Belfast Graham Walker A History of the Ulster Unionist Party Protest Pragmatism and Pessimism Parliament of Northern IrelandNew constituency Member of Parliament for Belfast Clifton1929 1953 Succeeded byNorman PorterCivic officesPreceded byJulia McMordie High Sheriff of Belfast1929 1930 Succeeded byJames McKinneyPolitical officesPreceded byRobert Corkey Minister of Education1944 1950 Succeeded byHarry MidgleyPreceded byRobert Nichol Wilson Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons1950 1953 Succeeded byTerence O Neill Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Hall Thompson amp oldid 1061425411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
