William Kingan
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William Sinclair Kingan (6 December 1876 – 1946) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Kingan studied at Sunningdale School and Rugby School before working as a pork manufacturer.[1] In 1924, he served as High Sheriff of Down.[2]
He joined the Ulster Unionist Party, and was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland in 1940, serving until his death in 1946. Most notably, he served as a Deputy Speaker of the Senate in 1945.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.207
- ^ "No. 130". The Belfast Gazette. 21 December 1923. p. 567.
- ^ Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72, Northern Ireland Elections
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- 1876 births
- 1946 deaths
- High sheriffs of Down
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1937–1941
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1941–1945
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1945–1949
- Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland
- People educated at Sunningdale School
- People educated at Rugby School