Sir William George Turner (1872 – 14 June 1937) was an American-born unionistpolitician in Northern Ireland, who served as Lord Mayor of Belfast for over five years.
william, george, turner, 1872, june, 1937, american, born, unionist, politician, northern, ireland, served, lord, mayor, belfast, over, five, years, life, editborn, united, states, turner, became, fruiterer, shankill, road, first, stood, election, belfast, cor. Sir William George Turner 1872 14 June 1937 was an American born unionist politician in Northern Ireland who served as Lord Mayor of Belfast for over five years Life editBorn in United States 1 Turner became a fruiterer on the Shankill Road He first stood for election to Belfast Corporation in the Cliftonville ward in 1909 Although he was officially an independent Unionist he had the backing of the local Conservative Party However he was defeated by the footballer William Kennedy Gibson 2 Turner was later successful as an Ulster Unionist Party candidate for the city council He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1923 to 1928 his mayoralty also made him an ex officio member of the Senate of Northern Ireland He was knighted in 1924 while in 1927 he was appointed to the Privy Council of Northern Ireland 1 Arms editCoat of arms of William George Turner Notes Granted 8 August 1929 by Sir Nevile Rodwell Wilkinson Ulster King of Arms 3 Crest A lion rampant of the field charged with a bell Or Escutcheon Gules on a pale Argent a dexter hand appaume couped at the wrist between two pomegranates Proper on a chief Ermine a bell Or Motto Diligentia CrescoReferences edit a b 1911 Census of Ireland http www census nationalarchives ie pages 1911 Antrim Woodvale Shankill Road 179707 Neal Garnham Association football and society in pre partition Ireland p 157 Grants and Confirmations of Arms Volume M National Library of Ireland p 265 Retrieved 24 August 2022 Civic offices Preceded bySamuel Mercier High Sheriff of Belfast1920 1921 Succeeded byJoseph Davison Preceded byWilliam Coates Lord Mayor of Belfast1923 1928 Succeeded byWilliam Coates nbsp nbsp This biographical article about a mayor in Northern Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp 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 William George Turner amp oldid 1147370993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
