Robert Armstrong (Northern Ireland politician)
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Robert Armstrong (1888 or 1889–1961) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Armstrong worked as a shipyard fitter then, later, as a water superintendent. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party and, despite having no political experience, was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland[1] in 1956, serving until his death in 1961.[2]
References
- ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.205
- ^ Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72, Northern Ireland Elections
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