Myles_Humphreys

Myles Humphreys

Myles Humphreys

Northern Irish politician


Sir Raymond Evelyn "Myles" Humphreys JP DL (24 March 1925 – 22 February 1998)[1] was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party politician and activist, and an engineer and businessman.

He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1975 to 1977, and later chaired the Northern Irish Police Authority for a decade. He was knighted in the 1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours, for public service in Belfast.

Affiliations/positions

  • 1976: Freeman of the City of London.
  • 1946: Northern Ireland Board research engineer
  • 1948-1955: Ulster Transport Authority research engineer

Other affiliations/positions

  • Belfast Harbour Commissioner
  • Senator, Junior Chamber International
  • President, Northern Ireland Polio Fellowship
  • Chairman, National Housing and Town Planning Council
  • High Sheriff of Belfast (1969)
  • Senate of Queen's University (1975–77)
  • Chairman, Belfast Marathon (1981–85)
  • Life member, Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (from 1970 until his death)
  • President, City of Belfast Youth Orchestra
  • Director, Ulster Orchestra Society (1980–81)
  • Northern Ireland Tourist Board (1973–80)
  • Chairman, Ulster Tourist Development Association (1968–78)

Education

Humphreys attended Skegoniell Primary School, Londonderry High School and the Belfast Royal Academy.

Death

Sir Myles Humphreys died on 22 February 1998, aged 72, from undisclosed causes.


References

  1. "Sir Myles Humphreys, The Right Honorable, The Lord Mayor of Belfast (1975–1977) | Art UK". artuk.org.
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