Daniel Hall Christie (1881–1965) was a politician in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Daniel Hall Christie | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for North Londonderry | |
| In office 1933–1938 | |
| High Sheriff of County Londonderry | |
| In office 1943–1943 | |
| Mayor of Coleraine | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1881 |
| Died | 1965 (aged 83–84) |
| Party | Ulster Unionist Party |
Christie was a member of Londonderry County and Coleraine Borough councils, chairman of Coleraine Urban Council, the first recipient of the Freedom of the Borough of Coleraine (1928),[1] the first mayor of Coleraine,[2] an Ulster Unionist member of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland (the lower house of the Parliament of Northern Ireland; 1933–1938)[3] and High Sheriff of County Londonderry (1943).[4][5] He was also a member of the Northern Ireland General Health Services Board (1948).[6] He was awarded a CBE in the 1950 Birthday Honours, for public services in Northern Ireland.[7]
He was married to Jessie Eliza Parker, youngest daughter of English engineer and scientist Thomas Parker.[8]
Legacy
editThe D.H. Christie Memorial Primary School in Coleraine was established in 1967 and named after Christie, recognising his public service and contributions to the Coleraine area.[2]
References
edit- ↑ Honeyford, Joanne (2021). NI100: Reflections on the Causeway Coast and Glens (PDF). Coleraine: Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Museum Services. p. 17. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- 1 2 "100 YEARS FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENs" (PDF). September 2021.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Londonderry". Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- ↑ "Names of Gentlemen returned as eligible to fill the Office of High Sheriff for the Counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone for the year 1943" (PDF). The Belfast Gazette. 23 October 1942. p. 267. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ "His Grace the Governor of Northern Ireland has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned gentlemen to the office of High Sheriff of the following Counties in Northern Ireland" (PDF). The Belfast Gazette. 8 January 1943. p. 8. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland General Health Services Board — Constitution" (PDF). The Belfast Gazette. 9 April 1948. p. 87. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ "To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order". Supplement to the London Gazette. 8 June 1950. p. 2785.
- ↑ "Return to Coalbrookdale". Thomas Parker. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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