William James Smyth (1886 – 28 January 1950) was a labour member of the

Senate of Northern Ireland The Senate of Northern Ireland was the upper house of the Parliament of Northern Ireland created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920. It was abolished with the passing of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973. Powers In practice the Sen ...

. Smyth became active in the

Northern Ireland Labour Party The Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP) was a political party in Northern Ireland which operated from 1924 until 1987. Origins The roots of the NILP can be traced back to the formation of the Belfast Labour Party in 1892. William Walker stoo ...

(NILP) and was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland in 1945. He served as chairman of the Parliamentary NILP and also sat on the party's executive committee. He died, aged 63, while still in office."Obituary: Senator W. J. Smyth", ''

Irish Times ''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper ...

'', 30 January 1950

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smyth, William James 1886 births 1950 deaths Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1945–1949 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1949–1953 Northern Ireland Labour Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland