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Robert John Rolston Harcourt was a Unionist politician and coal merchant who served as Lord Mayor of Belfast during 1955 and 1956. Harcourt first entered the Belfast Corporation in 1927 when he was elected as Councillor for the Court ward. He was appointed as High Sheriff of Belfast in 1949 and elected as an Alderman in 1955. Harcourt was a Director of F. E. Harcourt & Co., a coal merchant, which had its head office on High Street. He was a Fellow of the Institute of Directors. In 1949, Harcourt won a by-election for the Woodvale seat in the Northern Ireland Parliament. He represented the Ulster Unionist Party and served for five years. Harcourt resigned his parliamentary seat in 1950 when he accepted the role of Lord Mayor, which brought with it an ex officio position in the Senate (the Upper House of the Northern Irish Parliament).
Belfast City Hall
Belfast
Title
Sir Robert John Rolston Harcourt, The Right Honourable, The Lord Mayor of Belfast (1955–1957)
Date
1957
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 105 x W 90 cm (E)
Accession number
1957-003
Work type
Painting
Belfast City Hall
Donegal Place, Belfast, County Antrim BT1 5GS Northern Ireland
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