Phelim O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan

The Lord Rathcavan
The Right Honourable; The Lord Rathcavan; PC (NI)
Leader of the Alliance Party
	In office; 1972–1972
Preceded by	Oliver Napier
Succeeded by	Oliver Napier
Personal details
Born	2 November 1909
Died	20 December 1994 (aged 85); Castlebar, County Mayo
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Alliance ; Ulster Unionist
Spouse(s)	Clare Blow (m.1934–44, dissolved) ; Bridget Coke (m.1953)
Relations	Hugh O'Neill (father) ; Terence O'Neill (cousin)
Children	6
Alma mater	Eton College
Profession	Officer

Phelim Robert Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan, PC (NI) (2 November 1909 – 20 December 1994), was a politician in Northern Ireland and a hereditary peer in the British House of Lords.

The son of The Hon. Hugh O'Neill, a Unionist politician, Phelim studied at Eton College before joining the Royal Artillery. He became a major during World War II.

O'Neill was elected to Westminster for the Ulster Unionist Party at the 1952 North Antrim by-election, succeeding his father. He stood down at the 1959 general election. At the 1958 Stormont elections, he was elected, again to represent North Antrim. In 1969, he briefly served as Minister of Education before becoming the Minister of Agriculture. In 1958, he was appointed High Sheriff of Antrim.[1]

O'Neill joined the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in 1972, and acted as its leader at the Darlington Conference. At the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election, he was unsuccessful in North Antrim. In 1982, he succeeded his father as the second Lord Rathcavan.

References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Hugh O'Neill	Member of Parliament for North Antrim 1952–1959	Succeeded by Henry Clark
Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by William McCleery	Member of Parliament for North Antrim 1958–1973	Parliament abolished
Political offices
Preceded by William Fitzsimmons	Minister of Education 1969	Succeeded by William Long
Preceded by James Chichester-Clark	Minister of Agriculture 1969–1971	Succeeded by Harry West
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Hugh O'Neill	Baron Rathcavan 1982–1994	Succeeded by Hugh O'Neill

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