Sir Alexander Wilson Hungerford (1884–19 January 1969), known as Wilson Hungerford, was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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Born in Belfast

Belfast

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, Hungerford was employed by the Irish Unionist Party

Irish Unionist Party

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 from 1912. In 1921, he became Secretary of the Ulster Unionist Council, serving until 1941, and was also Secretary of the Ulster Unionist Labour Association

Ulster Unionist Labour Association

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. At the Northern Ireland general election, 1929

Northern Ireland general election, 1929

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, Hungerford was elected to represent Belfast Oldpark

Belfast Oldpark (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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. He was also knighted in 1929.

Hungerford was appointed as an Assistant Whip

Whip (politics)

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 in 1933, and given the title "Assistant Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance". In 1941, he moved to become Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce. In 1943 he moved to the same post in the Ministry of Home Affairs, and in 1944 to Health and Local Government, before becoming Chief Whip

Ulster Unionist Chief Whip

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 in November, serving until the 1945 general election, when he lost his seat.

In 1948, Hungerford was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland

Senate of Northern Ireland

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, serving until 1957, including a stint as Deputy Speaker from 1953 until 1956.

He retired to England and lived at Dragons, a prominent house in Upper Park, Loughton

Loughton

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, Essex

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