Charles Stewart (Northern Ireland politician)

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Charles Stewart QC was a barrister and independent politician in Northern Ireland.

Career[]

Stewart was elected for the Queen's University of Belfast at the 1958 Northern Ireland general election.[1] Independent politician Eileen M. Hickey, known for her Irish nationalist sympathies, had chosen not to contest the election.[2]

Stewart retained his seat at the 1962 general election and was returned unopposed in 1965. He resigned in October 1966.[1]

Following his resignation, Stewart was active as a magistrate into the 1970s[3] and had been appointed Chief Justice of the Cameroons.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons". Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  2. ^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: University
  3. ^ NORTHERN IRELAND (FINANCE), Hansard, 6 February 1973
  4. ^ REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON - Peace – Work - Fatherland - Inside the Judicial Power - 77/81
Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Queen's University of Belfast
1958–1966
With: Samuel Irwin to 1961
to 1962
Elizabeth Maconachie to 1969
Sheelagh Murnaghan from 1961
Ian McClure from 1962
Succeeded by
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