Sir William Frederick Neill (8 May 1889 – 3 January 1960) was a unionist

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. Neill studied at Belfast Model School before becoming an estate agent. He was elected as an

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alderman on the

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in 1938, and served as

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from 1946 to 1949. He was elected in the

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, for North Belfast, serving five years. He was

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in 1948. In 1954, he served as

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, and then as Deputy Lord Mayor the following year.''Water and Water Engineering'', Vol.64, p.84

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* 1889 births 1960 deaths High Sheriffs of Belfast Lord Mayors of Belfast Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1945–1949 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Belfast constituencies (since 1922) UK MPs 1945–1950 Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland Knights Bachelor {{Parliament-of-Northern-Ireland-member-stub