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George Ruddell Black

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George Ruddell Black (1865 or 1866–1942) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Black worked as a clothing manufacturer and was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party member of the Belfast Corporation. In 1942, he was elected as the Lord Mayor of Belfast, but he died after a few months in office.[1]

References

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  1. ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.208
Civic offices
Preceded by
James Dunlop Williamson
High Sheriff of Belfast
1935–1936
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Belfast
1942
Succeeded by