- Myles Humphreys
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Sir Myles Humphreys, JP, DL (died February 22, 1998) was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party politician and activist, and an engineer and businessman.
He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1975-77, and later chaired the Northern Irish Police Authority for a decade. He appears to have been the last Belfast Lord Mayor to be knighted to date.
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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 February 22, 1998, aged 72, from undisclosed causes.
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Civic offices Preceded by
Hugh BrownHigh Sheriff of Belfast
1969–1970Succeeded by
John William KennedyPreceded by
William ChristieLord Mayor of Belfast
1975–1977Succeeded by
James StewartCategories:- 1920s births
- 1998 deaths
- Activists from Northern Ireland
- Businesspeople from Northern Ireland
- High Sheriffs of Belfast
- Knights Bachelor
- Lord Mayors of Belfast
- People from County Londonderry
- Ulster Unionist Party politicians
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