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 1945 Northern Ireland general election 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
Preceded by
John Patrick
Member of Parliament for Mid Antrim
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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