William May
Politician
1909 – 1962
Who was William May?
William Morrison May was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
May was born in Letterkenny, County Donegal, the son of William May JP, and educated at Methodist College, Belfast. In 1934 he married Olive Muriel Dickinson and had one son and two daughters - Jennifer married, firstly, the 8th Earl of Strafford and, subsequently, Sir Christopher Bland, Chairman of British Telecom.
May was a chartered accountant in the firm of Quin, Knox and Co. During the Second World War he served in the RAF and was a Member of Lloyd's from 1954.
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1949, he was elected as the Ulster Unionist Party MP for Ards. He was appointed Minister for Education in 1957, also being raised to the Privy Council.
May died at his home, Mertoun Hall, Holywood, County Down in 1962.
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- Born
- Apr 8, 1909
Belfast - Spouses
- Olive Muriel Dickinson
(1934 - )
- Olive Muriel Dickinson
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Methodist College Belfast
- Employment
- Quin, Knox and Co.
- Died
- Mar 2, 1962
Holywood
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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