William Jenkins (Northern Ireland politician)

Politician from Northern Ireland (born 1904)

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William Jenkins

Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office
1963–1966
Preceded by| Martin Kelso Wallace
Succeeded by| William Duncan Geddis
High Sheriff of Belfast
In office
1961–1962
Preceded by| William Duncan Geddis
Succeeded by| William McCracken
Personal details
Born| (1904-07-25)July 25, 1904

William Jenkins (born 25 July 1904) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Jenkins studied at the Belfast College of Technology[1] then worked in Bombay from 1931 to 1956 as the director of a tea company. He then returned to Northern Ireland, where he held numerous directorships, but also found time to sit on the Belfast Corporation as an Ulster Unionist Party member. He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1963 to 1966.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Kelly's handbook to the titled, landed and official classes, Vol. 95, p.1095
2. ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.208

Civic offices

Preceded by

William Duncan Geddis

|  High Sheriff of Belfast
1961-1962  | Succeeded by

William McCracken

Preceded by

Martin Kelso Wallace

|  Lord Mayor of Belfast
1963-1966  | Succeeded by

William Duncan Geddis