Myles Humphreys

Sir Raymond Evelyn "Myles" Humphreys (24 March 1925 – 22 February 1998) 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.