James Johnston (Northern Ireland politician)
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Sir James Johnston, PC (29 November 1849 – 13 April 1924) was a unionist politician in Ireland.
Preceded bySir Crawford McCullagh
Succeeded byJohn Campbell White
Preceded byCrawford McCullagh
Succeeded byFrank Workman
Sir James Johnston | |
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| Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
| In office 1917–1919 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Crawford McCullagh |
| Succeeded by | John Campbell White |
| High Sheriff of Belfast | |
| In office 1912–1913 | |
| Preceded by | Crawford McCullagh |
| Succeeded by | Frank Workman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Johnston 29 November 1849 |
| Died | 29 November 1924 (aged 75) |
| Party | unionist |
| Spouse |
Jane Cleland (m. 1876) |
| Children | 2, Sir William Ernest George Johnston, Maud |
Johnston was a company director and was elected to the Belfast Corporation for the Irish Unionist Party.[1] He was High Sheriff of Belfast in 1912/3,[2] and Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1917 to 1919.[3] In 1921, he was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland, but served only three years.[1] He was a Deputy Speaker of the Senate from 1921 until 1923.[4]