James Woods Gyle (died 2 December 1934) was an

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, member of the

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. Born in Belfast, the son of mariner John Gyle and Fanny Woods. Gyle was married in December 1894 to Helen Dempster, with whom he had two children. He was suspended from the Orange Order in 1934 for seven years, because he visited

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MP for Belfast Central on his deathbed. He was elected in the

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for Belfast East until 1929. He unsuccessfully contested the 1929 Northern Ireland general election for Belfast Dock. He was a member of the

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from 1933 until his death on 2 December 1934.

References

Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gyle, James Woods Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1925–1929 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1933–1937 Independent members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland Year of birth missing 1935 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for Belfast constituencies Independent members of the Senate of Northern Ireland