Samuel Kinghan OBE (c.1898 – 1975) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Samuel Kinghan | |
|---|---|
| Senate of Northern Ireland Member | |
| In office 1963-1973 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Northern Ireland | |
| In office 1965-1967 1971-1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1898 |
| Died | 1975 |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist |
Kinghan worked at Gallagher's Tobacco. He became active in the Ulster Unionist Party and was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland in 1963,[1] serving until its abolition in 1973. From 1965 to 1967, and again from 1971 to 1972, he was a Deputy Speaker of the Senate.[2]
Kinghan died in 1975 at the age of 77.[3]
References edit
- ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.207
- ^ Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ "Mr. Samuel Kinghan". Belfast News-Letter. 8 November 1975. Retrieved 12 January 2024.