William Thomas Miller
William Thomas Miller (1865 – 6 October 1930) was a Northern Irish Unionist politician.
A farmer he was born in Newtownstewart in 1865. He was educated at the Model School, Newtownstewart; and the Intermediate School, Newtownstewart; and the Methodist College Belfast.[1] He was a member of Strabane Rural District Council and of Tyrone County Council.
He unsuccessfully contested the North West Tyrone constituency in the 1918 United Kingdom general election, losing to Sinn Féin's Arthur Griffith. In 1921, he was elected to House of Commons of Northern Ireland for the constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone, and was re-elected in 1925. In 1929, he was elected for the constituency of North Tyrone. He died in 1930 and at the subsequent by-election James Gamble was elected unopposed.
References
- "Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons: William Thomas Miller". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
| Parliament of Northern Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| New parliament | Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and Tyrone 1921–1929 With: Arthur Griffith 1921–1922 William Coote 1921–1924 Seán Milroy 1921–1925 Edward Archdale 1921–1929 James Cooper 1921–1929 Seán O'Mahony 1921–1925 Thomas Harbison 1921–1929 Alex Donnelly 1925–1929 Rowley Elliott 1925–1929 Cahir Healy 1925–1929 John McHugh 1925–1929 |
Constituency divided |
| New constituency from part of Fermanagh and Tyrone |
Member of Parliament for North Tyrone 1929–1930 |
Succeeded by James Gamble |