Robert John McKeown (12 May 1869 – 9 April 1925) was a

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businessman and

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politician. Born in

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, he was educated privately and was a director of a linen manufacturing company. From 1914 - 1920 he was chairman of the Irish Power Loom Manufacturers' Association and a member of the Flax Control Board during the

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. In 1920 he was president of the

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, and chairman of the Ulster Liberal Unionist Association in 1921. He was a Stormont MP for North Belfast from 1921 until his death in 1925, and served as Parliamentary Secretary to both the Ministry for Education and Ministry for Commerce during that time.

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* Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1921–1925 Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland junior government ministers (Parliament of Northern Ireland) 1869 births 1925 deaths {{Parliament-of-Northern-Ireland-member-stub