Henry Peirson Harland | |
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Member of Parliament for Belfast East |
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In office 8 February 1940 – 5 July 1945 |
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Preceded by | Herbert Dixon |
Succeeded by | Thomas Loftus Cole |
Personal details | |
Born |
Uxbridge, England |
1 September 1876
Died | 11 August 1945 Aldenham, England |
(aged 68)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
Henry Peirson Harland (1 September 1876 – 11 August 1945) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Uxbridge, Harland studied at Rugby School before being appointed as a director or Harland and Wolff, and of Short and Harland. He worked as an engineer worldwide before winning the Belfast East by-election in 1940 for the Ulster Unionist Party. Despite holding a seat in Northern Ireland, he lived in Aldenham, Hertfordshire. He died shortly before the 1945 general election.