Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan
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Robert William Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan PC (8 June 1883-28 November 1982) was an Ulster Unionist member of both the UK Parliament and the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
He served as a Major in the British Army. First elected to the Westminster Parliament in for Mid Antrim in 1915, he later represented Antrim and then North Antrim in Northern Ireland.
O'Neill was also elected to represent Antrim in the Northern Ireland House of Commons in 1921 and served as its first Speaker, before standing down from his seat in 1929.
From 1933-39, he was the Chairman of the 1922 Committee. He also sat on the Privy Council of Ireland, its successor, the Privy Council of Northern Ireland and the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. From 1939 to 1940, he was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India and Burma, and was the Lord Lieutenant of Antrim from 1949 to 1959.
O'Neill retired from the Westminster Parliament in 1952, having become the Father of the House the previous year, and was created 1st Lord Rathcavan in 1953.
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4. William O'Neill, 1st Baron O'Neill |
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2. Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill |
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1. Robert William Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan |
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6. Thomas Cochrane, 11th Earl of Dundonald |
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3. Lady Louisa Katherine Emma Cochrane |
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14. William Alexander Mackinnon of Mackinnon FRS, FSA, DL, JP |
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[edit] See also
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arthur Edward Bruce O'Neill |
Member of Parliament for Mid Antrim 1915–1922 |
Succeeded by Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by New constituency |
Member of Parliament for Antrim 1922–1950 |
Succeeded by Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by New constituency |
Member of Parliament for North Antrim 1950–1952 |
Succeeded by Phelim O'Neill |
| Preceded by Edward Turnour |
Father of the House 1951–1952 |
Succeeded by David Grenfell |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by New position |
Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons 1921–1929 |
Succeeded by Harry Mulholland |
| Preceded by Anthony Muirhead |
Under-Secretary of State for India and Burma 1939–1940 |
Succeeded by Duke of Devonshire |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by James Graham Leslie |
Lord Lieutenant of Antrim 1949–1959 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Dobbs |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Rathcavan 1953–1982 |
Succeeded by Phelim Robert Hugh O'Neill |
