George Hanna (1906-1964)
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George Boyle Hanna (PC (NI), was an Ulster Unionist
member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
. He represented Belfast Duncairn
from 1949-1956.
Born in Ballymena
, County Antrim
, he was the son of George Boyle Hanna. He was educated at Ballymena Academy
, the Royal Belfast Academical Institution
and Queen's University Belfast, he was called to the Bar in 1927 and became a King's Counsel in 1946. He was Commissioner for the Unionist Party in Armagh from 1934-1941.
He served in the Cabinet of Sir Basil Brooke
as Minister of Home Affairs from 1953–1956 and then for five months in 1956 as Minister of Finance (de facto Deputy Prime Minister)
, before resigning from Government and from Parliament upon his appointment as a county court judge for County Down. He died on 1 March 1964.
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...
. He represented Belfast Duncairn
Belfast Duncairn (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
Belfast Duncairn was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Duncairn was a borough constituency comprising part of northern Belfast...
from 1949-1956.
Born in Ballymena
Ballymena
Ballymena is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and the seat of Ballymena Borough Council. Ballymena had a population of 28,717 people in the 2001 Census....
, County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
, he was the son of George Boyle Hanna. He was educated at Ballymena Academy
Ballymena Academy
Ballymena Academy is a mixed grammar school located in the market town of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was founded in the early nineteenth century as a small provincial school for children in the town and surrounding agricultural hinterland.-Admissions:The school currently has...
, the Royal Belfast Academical Institution
Royal Belfast Academical Institution
The Royal Belfast Academical Institution, is a Grammar School in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Locally referred to as Inst, the school educates boys from ages 11–18...
and Queen's University Belfast, he was called to the Bar in 1927 and became a King's Counsel in 1946. He was Commissioner for the Unionist Party in Armagh from 1934-1941.
He served in the Cabinet of Sir Basil Brooke
Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough
Basil Stanlake Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Bt, KG, CBE, MC, PC, HML was an Ulster Unionist politician who became the third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland in 1943 and held office until 1963....
as Minister of Home Affairs from 1953–1956 and then for five months in 1956 as Minister of Finance (de facto Deputy Prime Minister)
Minister of Finance (Northern Ireland)
The Minister of Finance was a member of the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland in the Parliament of Northern Ireland which governed Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972...
, before resigning from Government and from Parliament upon his appointment as a county court judge for County Down. He died on 1 March 1964.