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Paddy McGill

For the Irish hurler, see Paddy McGill (hurler). For the Donegal novelist and poet, see Patrick MacGill.

Paddy McGill
Member of the Senate of Northern Ireland
In office
1953-1972
Personal details
Born1913 (1913)
Died1977 (aged 63–64)
Political partyIrish Nationalist
EducationQueen's University Belfast

Patrick Francis McGill (1913–1977) was a journalist and nationalist politician in Ireland.

Biography

McGill was the editor-in-chief of the Ulster Herald series of newspapers, and was a Nationalist Party member of the Senate of Northern Ireland from 1953 until the body was abolished in 1972.[1]

McGill served as the Secretary of the Irish Anti-Partition League from 1953 until its dissolution 1956, and as Secretary of the Parliamentary Nationalist Party from 1958. During this time, he adopted a cautious approach towards modernising party structures, in contrast to Eddie McGrady.[1]

In 1965, McGill was awarded a PhD from Queen's University Belfast, having written his thesis on The Senate in Northern Ireland, 1921-1962. He served as a Deputy Speaker of the Senate from 1965 until its abolition. He stood for Mid Ulster at the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election, but was unsuccessful.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Brendan Lynn, Holding the Ground: The Nationalist Party in Northern Ireland, 1945 - 72 (1997), ISBN 1-85521-980-8
  2. ^ The Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72, Northern Ireland Elections


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