Daniel Martin Wilson

For other people with the same name, see Daniel Wilson.

The Honourable Daniel Martin Wilson KC
Recorder of Belfast
In office 1921–1927
Solicitor-General for Ireland
In office 1919–1921
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Denis Henry
Succeeded by	Thomas Watters Brown
Member of Parliament
In office 1918–1921
Preceded by	William MacCaw
Succeeded by	Thomas Browne Wallace
Constituency	West Down
Personal details
Born	1862 Limerick, Ireland
Died	5 January 1932(1932-01-05) (aged 69–70) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Resting place	Dundonald Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party
Other political affiliations	Irish Unionist Alliance
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin
Profession	Barrister
Military service
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1914–1916
Rank	Captain
Unit	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

Daniel Martin Wilson, KC (1862 – 5 January 1932) was an Irish politician and judge.

He was born in Limerick, the son of Rev. David Wilson, and was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and at Trinity College Dublin. He was married in Belfast in 1894 to Eleanor Black, herself the daughter of a Presbyterian minister.

He was appointed a Bencher of King's Inns in 1911. He served as a 2nd lieutenant with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from 1914, was promoted to captain in 1915, and resigned from ill health in 1916.

He was Unionist Member of Parliament for West Down from December 1918 to 1921 and served in government as Solicitor General for Ireland from 1919 to 1921. He stood down on appointment as Recorder of Belfast and as Land Judge of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland in 1921.

Sources

• Who Was Who

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Daniel Martin Wilson
• "Wilson, Hon. Daniel Martin" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 261  – via Wikisource.