James Horner Haslett

James Horner Haslett (January 1832 - 18 August 1905) was an Irish Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1886.

Haslett was the son of the Rev. Henry Haslett of Castlereagh, co. Down and his wife Mary Wilson daughter of John Wilson, linen merchant of Drumcroon, Coleraine. He was educated at Academical Institute Belfast and became a chemist and druggist. He was an alderman, and a J.P. of Belfast.^[1]

At the 1885 general election Haslett was elected Member of Parliament for Belfast West. He held the seat until 1886.^[2] He was mayor of Belfast in 1887 and knighted in the same year. He was mayor again in 1888.^[3]

Haslett died at the age of 73.

Haslett married Annie Rea of London in 1877.

References

^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
^ Belfast City Council - Former Mayors (1842-1891)

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Haslett

Political offices
Preceded by Edward Harland	Mayor of Belfast 1887–1888	Succeeded by Charles C. Conor

Persondata
Name	Haslett, James Horner
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1832
Place of birth
Date of death	18 August 1905
Place of death