walter, topping, walter, william, buchanan, topping, 1908, july, 1978, unionist, politician, northern, ireland, topping, studied, rossall, school, queen, university, belfast, before, becoming, barrister, 1930, during, world, served, lieutenant, colonel, royal,. Walter William Buchanan Topping 1908 26 July 1978 1 was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland Topping studied at the Rossall School and Queen s University Belfast before becoming a barrister in 1930 During World War II he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Artillery He was elected to the Parliament of Northern Ireland in 1945 as the Ulster Unionist Party member for Larne serving as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance effectively the Chief Whip from 1947 until 1956 then as the Minister of Home Affairs He resigned in 1959 to become the Recorder of Belfast serving until 1978 In 1967 he became a member of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland 2 References Edit Ian McAllister and Richard Rose United Kingdom Facts p 60 Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons Parliament of Northern IrelandPreceded byHarold Claude Robinson Member of Parliament for Larne1945 1960 Succeeded byWilliam CraigParty political officesPreceded byLancelot Curran Unionist Chief Whip1947 1956 Succeeded byBrian FaulknerPolitical officesPreceded byLancelot Curran Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance1947 1956 Succeeded byBrian FaulknerPreceded byTerence O Neill Minister of Home Affairs1956 1959 Succeeded byBrian Faulkner This article about a member of the 1921 1973 House of Commons of Northern Ireland or Senate of Northern Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Topping amp oldid 1047093672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
