William Grant (Northern Ireland politician)

William Grant PC (NI) (6 April 1883 – 15 August 1949) was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Born at 110 Earl Street in Belfast, son of linen worker Martin Grant and Mary Ann Gibson, Grant worked as a shipwright and was a founder member of the Ulster Unionist Labour Association.[1] He was also a founder member of the Ulster Volunteers.[citation needed] He was elected to the Northern Ireland House of Commons as an Ulster Unionist Party member for Belfast North in 1929, then winning Belfast Duncairn in 1929, holding this until his death.[1]

Grant became Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour in 1938, then Minister of Public Security in 1941. As a cabinet post, this carried with it membership of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland which entitled him to the style The Right Honourable . He was then appointed Minister of Labour from 1943 until 1944 and briefly in 1945, and also served as Minister of Health and Local Government from 1944 until his death.[1]

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Parliament of Northern Ireland
New constituency Member of Parliament for Belfast North
1921–1929
With: Lloyd Campbell 1921–1929
Robert McKeown 1921–1925
Samuel McGuffin 1921–1925
Tommy Henderson 1925–1929
Sam Kyle 1925–1929
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Belfast Duncairn
1929–1949
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour
1938–1941
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Public Security
1941–43
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Labour
1943–44
Succeeded by
New office Minister of Health and Local Government
1944–1949
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Labour
1945
Succeeded by