Henry Harland (politician)

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Henry Peirson Harland (1 September 1876 – 11 August 1945) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Henry Peirson Harland
Member of Parliament
for Belfast East
In office
8 February 1940 – 15 June 1945
Preceded byHerbert Dixon
Succeeded byThomas Loftus Cole
Personal details
Born(1876-09-01)1 September 1876
Uxbridge, England
Died11 August 1945(1945-08-11) (aged 68)
Aldenham, England
Political partyUlster Unionist Party

Born in Uxbridge, Harland studied at Rugby School before being appointed as a director or Harland and Wolff, and of Short and Harland. He worked as an engineer worldwide before winning the Belfast East by-election in 1940 for the Ulster Unionist Party. Despite holding a seat in Northern Ireland, he lived in Aldenham, Hertfordshire. He died shortly before the 1945 general election.[1]

References

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  1. ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.183
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Belfast East
1940–1945
Succeeded by