Robert Lynn - Citizendia

Sir Robert John Lynn (1873 – 5 August 1945)^[1] was an Ulster Unionist Party politician. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party

He was elected at the Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast Woodvale from 1918 general election to 1922,^[1] and when that constituency was abolished for the 1922 general election he was returned for Belfast West, holding the seat until he stood down at the 1929 general election. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Woodvale, a division of Belfast was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922 It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922 It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish For other constituencies of the same name see Belfast West. Belfast West is a Parliamentary Constituency in the UK House The 1929 UK general election was held on 30 May 1929 and resulted in a Hung parliament. ^[2]

At the 1921 Northern Irish general election Lynn was elected as a member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland for Belfast West,^[3] holding that seat until it was abolished for the 1929 Northern Irish general election. The Northern Ireland general election 1921 was held on 24 May 1921. The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule Legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, Belfast West was a borough Constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929 The Northern Ireland general election 1929 was held on 22 May 1929. He was elected for the new North Antrim constituency, and held that seat until 1945. North Antrim was a constituency of the Northern Ireland House of Commons. From 1937 to 1944 he was Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons. The Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons was the presiding officer of the lower house of Parliament in Northern Ireland.

Lynn was knighted in March 1924. Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. ^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Leigh Rayment. Historical list of MPs: W, part 5. Leigh Rayment's Peerage pages. Retrieved on 2007-12-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht.
^ Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). Frederick Walter Scott Craig ( December 10, 1929 - March 23, 1989) was a Scottish psephologist and compiler of reference British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services, p. 654. ISBN 090017806X.
^ ^a ^b "Supplement to London Gazette, 8 February 1924", p. p. 1262. Retrieved on 2007-12-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht.
^ "London Gazette, 4th March 1924", p. p. 1922. Retrieved on 2007-12-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by (new constituency)	Member of Parliament for Belfast Woodvale 1918–1922	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)
Preceded by (new constituency)	Member of Parliament for Belfast West 1922–1929	Succeeded by W. E. D. Allen
Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by New constituency	Member of Parliament for North Antrim 1929 - 1945	Succeeded by William McCleery
Political offices
Preceded by John Clarke Davison	Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons 1937–1945	Succeeded by Howard Stevenson

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Woodvale, a division of Belfast was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922 It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. For other constituencies of the same name see Belfast West. Belfast West is a Parliamentary Constituency in the UK House The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922 It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish The 1929 UK general election was held on 30 May 1929 and resulted in a Hung parliament. William Edward David Allen ( 6 January 1901 &ndash 18 September 1973) was an Ireland -born British scholar Foreign Service The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule Legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. North Antrim was a constituency of the Northern Ireland House of Commons. William McCleery ( 17 July 1887 - 30 October 1957) was a prominent Unionist in Northern Ireland. The Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons was the presiding officer of the lower house of Parliament in Northern Ireland.

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