William Arthur Lindsay

William Lindsay
Member of Parliament for Belfast South
In office 2 July 1917 – 14 December 1918
Preceded by	James Chambers
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished Thomas Moles (1922)
Personal details
Born	1866
Died	1936
Nationality	British
Political party	Irish Unionist Alliance

William Arthur Lindsay (14 April 1866^[1]-1936^[2]) was a British politician and Irish Unionist. He was the Member of Parliament for Belfast South between 1917 until 1918^[3] when the seat was abolished. He then served as MP for Belfast Cromac between 1918 and 1922,^[3] until the seat was abolished. He was the only MP to ever represent that constituency. He was a member of the Irish Unionist Party and from 1921 the Ulster Unionist Party.

References

1. Admissions to Peterhouse [or S. Peter's College in the University of Cambridge: A Biographical Register; Being an Exact Transcription of the Entries in the College Admission Books] from 1615 to 1887. Cambridge University Press. 1912. p. 584. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
2. Cook, C.; Jones, P.; Sinclair, J.; Weeks, Jeffrey (20 April 1977). Sources in British Political History 1900–1951: Volume 4: A Guide to the Private Papers of Members of Parliament: L–Z. Springer. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-349-15762-4. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
3. "Mr William Lindsay (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Arthur Lindsay

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Chambers	Member of Parliament for Belfast South 1917 – 1918	constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Belfast Cromac 1918 – 1922	constituency abolished