Major David Graham Shillington PC(NI) (10 December 1872 – 22 January 1944) was an Ulster Unionist

Ulster Unionist Party

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 politician.

He was educated at Methodist College Belfast

Methodist College Belfast

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 and Rydalmount School, Colwyn Bay

Colwyn Bay

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. He was the proprietor of a general merchant's shop in Belfast

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.

In 1921, he was elected to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland

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 as Unionist member for Armagh, and then for Armagh, Central in 1929 until he resigned on medical advice in February 1941.

He served as Minister of Labour

Minister of Labour (Northern Ireland)

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 from 1937-38.

Sources

• http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/biographies.html