James Pollock
British colonial administrator and politician
About James Pollock
Lived 1893 – 1982 (aged 88–89). James Pollock was a politician and colonial administrator.
Captain Sir James Huey Hamill Pollock, (1893–14 March 1982), also known as Shamus Pollock, was a British colonial administrator and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Pollock studied at the Royal School, Armagh and the University of Leeds. During the First World War he served as a Lieutenant, Captain, and Major in the 7th Royal Irish Rifles. He then joined the Colonial Service, spending many years in British Palestine, including service as District Officer in Ramallah and District Commissioner for Jerusalem.
He retired in 1953 and was immediately elected an Ulster Unionist Party member of the Senate of Northern Ireland, serving until 1956.
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Who was James Pollock?
British colonial administrator and politician (1893–1982)
When was James Pollock born?
James Pollock was born in 1893 in Ireland.
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James Pollock died in 1982.
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James Pollock was a politician and colonial administrator.
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