Brian Maginess

William Brian Maginness
Minister for Labour of
Northern Ireland
In office
2 August 1945 – 12 April 1949
Minister of Home Affairs for
Northern Ireland
In office
4 November 1949 – 26 October 1953
Minister of Finance for
Northern Ireland
In office
13 February 1953 – 20 April 1956
Attorney General of
Northern Ireland
In office
14 April 1956 – 20 March 1964
Member of the
Northern Ireland House of Commons
In office
1938–1964
ConstituencyIveagh
Personal details
Born10 July 1901
Hillsborough, Ireland
Died16 April 1967 (aged 65)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
ProfessionBarrister

William Brian Maginess, QC (10 July 1901 – 16 April 1967), was a member of the Government of Northern Ireland, who was widely seen as a possible successor to The 1st Viscount Brookeborough as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.