Daniel Martin Wilson, (1862 – 5 January 1932) was an Irish politician and judge. He was born in

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

, the son of Rev. David Wilson, and was educated at the

Royal Belfast Academical Institution The Royal Belfast Academical Institution is an independent grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. With the support of Belfast's leading reformers and democrats, it opened its doors in 1814. Until 1849, when it was superseded by what today is ...

and at

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. He was married in Belfast in 1894 to Eleanor Black, herself the daughter of a Presbyterian minister. He was appointed a

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King's Inns The Honorable Society of King's Inns ( ir, Cumann Onórach Óstaí an Rí) is the "Inn of Court" for the Bar of Ireland. Established in 1541, King's Inns is Ireland's oldest school of law and one of Ireland's significant historical environment ...

in 1911. He served as a

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with the

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was an Irish line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1968. The regiment was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment o ...

from 1914, was promoted to captain in 1915, and resigned from ill health in 1916. He was Unionist Member of Parliament for

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from December 1918 to 1921 and served in government as

Solicitor General for Ireland The Solicitor-General for Ireland was the holder of an Irish and then (from the Act of Union 1800) United Kingdom government office. The holder was a deputy to the Attorney-General for Ireland, and advised the Crown on Irish legal matters. On rar ...

from 1919 to 1921. He stood down on appointment as

Recorder of Belfast The Recorder of Belfast is one of the two senior County Court judges of Northern Ireland known as Recorders, the other being the Recorder of Derry. The County Court judges in Northern Ireland are senior judicial officers, hearing civil actions, ...

and as Land Judge of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland in 1921.

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* Who Was Who

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Daniel Martin Solicitors-General for Ireland 1862 births 1932 deaths People from Limerick (city) People educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution Irish barristers Alumni of Trinity College Dublin British Army personnel of World War I Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers officers Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Down constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1918–1922 High Court judges of Northern Ireland Recorders of Belfast Irish Unionist Party MPs Politicians from Limerick (city)