David Graham Shillington

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Major David Graham Shillington PC(NI) (10 December 1872 – 22 January 1944) was an Ulster Unionist politician.

He was educated at Methodist College Belfast and Rydalmount School, Colwyn Bay. He was the proprietor of a general merchant's shop in Belfast.

In 1921, he was elected to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland as Unionist member for Armagh, and then for Armagh, Central in 1929 until he resigned on medical advice in February 1941.

He served as Minister of Labour from 1937-38.

Sources

http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/biographies.html

Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by New creation	Member of Parliament for Armagh 1921 - 1929	Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Preceded by New constituency	Member of Parliament for Armagh, Central 1929 - 1941	Succeeded by George Dougan
Political offices
Preceded by J. M. Andrews	Minister of Labour 1937 - 1938	Succeeded by John Fawcett Gordon

Persondata
Name	Shillington, David Graham
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	10 December 1872
Place of birth
Date of death	22 January 1944
Place of death

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