Myles Humphreys
Encyclopedia
Sir
Myles Humphreys, JP
, DL (died February 22, 1998) was a Northern Irish
Ulster Unionist Party
politician and activist, and an engineer and businessman.
He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast
from 1975-77, and later chaired the Northern Irish Police Authority for a decade. He appears to have been the last Belfast Lord Mayor to be knighted
to date.
and the Belfast Royal Academy
.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
Myles Humphreys, JP
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
, DL (died February 22, 1998) was a Northern Irish
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
Ulster Unionist Party
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...
politician and activist, and an engineer and businessman.
He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast
Lord Mayor of Belfast
The Lord Mayor of Belfast is the leader and chairman of Belfast City Council, elected annually from and by the City's 51 councillors.The Lord Mayor is Niall Ó Donnghaile of Sinn Féin, while the Deputy Lord Mayor is Ruth Patterson of the Democratic Unionist Party, who were elected in May 2011.The...
from 1975-77, and later chaired the Northern Irish Police Authority for a decade. He appears to have been the last Belfast Lord Mayor to be knighted
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
to date.
Affiliations/positions
- 1976: Freeman of the City of London.
- 1946: Northern Ireland Board research engineer
- 1948-1955: Ulster Transport AuthorityUlster Transport AuthorityThe Ulster Transport Authority ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966.-Formation and consolidation:The UTA was formed by the Transport Act 1948, which merged the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board and the Belfast and County Down Railway...
research engineer
Other affiliations/positions
- Belfast Harbour Commissioner
- Senator, Junior Chamber International
- President, Northern Ireland Polio Fellowship
- Chairman, National Housing and Town Planning Council
- High Sheriff of Belfast (1969)
- Senate of Queen's University (1975-77)
- Chairman, Belfast Marathon (1981-85)
- Life member, Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (from 1970 until his death)
- President, City of Belfast Youth Orchestra
- Director, Ulster Orchestra Society (1980-81)
- Northern Ireland Tourist Board (1973-80)
- Chairman, Ulster Tourist Development Association (1968-78)
Education
Humphreys attended Skegoniell Primary School; Londonderry High SchoolLondonderry High School
Londonderry High School is a public secondary school serving grades 9 through 12 in the town of Londonderry, New Hampshire. The school, located on Mammoth Road , is on a parcel of land in the center of town. The main building is . and the separate gymnasium takes up an additional...
and the Belfast Royal Academy
Belfast Royal Academy
The Belfast Royal Academy is the oldest school in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a co-educational, non-denominational voluntary grammar school situated in north Belfast. The Academy is one of eight Northern Irish schools whose Headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' and...
.