James Graham Leslie

For the late-20th century unionist politician, see James Leslie (UK politician).

James Graham Leslie (1869–16 May 1949) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Leslie studied at Gray's Inn and briefly went into the law, before joining the Contract Department of the British Foreign Office.^[1] In 1907, he served as High Sheriff of Antrim.^[2] He resigned when given control of his family estates, and sat as an Irish Unionist Party councillor in County Antrim. In 1921, he was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party to the first Senate of Northern Ireland, and served until his death in 1949. Given his experience in drafting, he played a key role in maintaining the chamber as an institution capable of revising bills from the lower chamber.^[1]

From 1945 to 1949, Leslie served as the Lord Lieutenant of Antrim.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.205
^ Walford, Edward (1919). The County Families of the United Kingdom. London: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd.
^ Sainty, J. C.. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". http://www.history.ac.uk/office/lieutenants_ire.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07.

Honorary titles
Preceded by Hercules Arthur Pakenham	High Sheriff of Antrim 1907	Succeeded by William Ellison-Macartney
Preceded by Shane O'Neill	Lord Lieutenant of Antrim 1945–1949	Succeeded by Hugh O'Neill

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Name	Leslie, James Graham
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Date of birth	1869
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Date of death	1949
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