William McMullen | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:William_McMullen.png) McMullen, c. 1959 | |
| Senator | |
| In office 25 February 1953 – 1 September 1953 | |
| In office 14 August 1951 – 16 September 1952 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for Belfast West | |
| In office April 1925 – May 1929 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1888 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland |
| Died | 12 December 1982 (aged 94) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | Annie Mullen |
| Children | 3 |
William McMullen (22 July 1888 – 12 December 1982) was an Irish trade unionist and politician.[1][2] A member of the Labour movement, McMullen primary work was a trade unionist, but he was also a successful politician who secured office in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Despite coming from a Presbyterian family, McMullen was also an avowed Irish republican, bitterly opposing the partition of Ireland in the 1920s and joining the Republican Congress in the 1930s. In the 1940s McMullen became the leader of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union and in the 1950s, he became a member of the Irish senate.
- ^ McElroy, Gerry. "McMullen, William". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Births registered in the district of Belfast No. 4" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. 9 October 1888. Retrieved 6 April 2024.