Phelim O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan
- Phelim O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan
Phelim Robert Hugh O’Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan (2 November 1909 - 20 December 1994) was a politician in Northern Ireland and a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.
The son of The Hon. Hugh O'Neill, a Unionist politician, Phelim studied at Eton College before joining the Royal Artillery. He became a Major during World War II.
O'Neill was elected to Westminster for the Ulster Unionist Party at the North Antrim by-election, 1952, succeeding his father. He stood down at the UK general election, 1959. At the Northern Ireland general election, 1958, he was elected, again to represent North Antrim. In 1969, he briefly served as Minister of Education before becoming the Minister of Agriculture.
O'Neill joined the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in 1972, and acted as its leader at the Darlington Conference. At the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1973, he was unsuccessful in North Antrim. In 1982, he succeeded his father as the second Baron Rathcavan.
ee also
*List of Northern Ireland Members of the House of Lords
References
* [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/biographies.html Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons]
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