Hugh MacDowell Pollock
Hugh MacDowell Pollock CH, PC(NI) (1852 – 15 April 1937), was an Ulster Unionist member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 until his death in 1937.
Born in Bangor, County Down, Pollock was the director of several companies and served as a Belfast Harbour Commissioner from 1900 until 1921, and as President of the Belfast Chamber of Commerce in 1917/18. At the Northern Ireland general election, 1921, he was elected in Belfast South,[1] and he was immediately appointed as Northern Ireland's first Minister of Finance.[2]
Was an Ulster delegate to the 1917-18 Irish Convention.
Pollock moved to represent Belfast Windsor in 1929, and served until his death in 1937.[1] He was appointed a Companion of Honour in 1936.
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| Parliament of Northern Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Belfast South 1921–1929 With: Thomas Moles 1921–1929 Julia McMordie 1921–1925 Crawford McCullagh 1921–1925 Arthur Black 1925–1929 Philip James Woods 1925 Anthony Babington 1925–1929 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Belfast Windsor 1929–1937 |
Succeeded by William Dowling |
| Political offices | ||
| New office | Minister of Finance 1921–1937 |
Succeeded by John Miller Andrews |
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