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Robert Nichol Wilson
Robert Nichol
Wilson
, known as
R. N. Wilson
, was a
unionist
politician
in
Northern Ireland
.
Wilson
studied
at
Malvern College
and served in the
Royal Artillery
during
World War II
.
After the war
, he became a
director
of a
textile company
and joined the
Ulster Unionist Party
. He was elected in the
1945 Northern Ireland general election
in
Mid Antrim
,
holding
the
seat
until he retired in 1953 without ever facing an opponent. From 1948 to 1950, he was the
Chairman of Ways and Means
and
Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
.