Charles Stewart QC (1985) was a barrister and

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Career

Stewart was elected for the

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at the

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. Independent politician Eileen M. Hickey, known for her

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sympathies, had chosen not to contest the election. Stewart retained his seat at the 1962 general election and was returned unopposed in

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. He resigned in October 1966. Following his resignation, Stewart was active as a

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into the 1970s and had been appointed Chief Justice of

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in 1966 but quit his post in 1967. Stewart died in 1985 at the age of 72.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Charles Year of birth uncertain 1985 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1958–1962 Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1962–1965 Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1965–1969 Independent members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for Queen's University of Belfast 20th-century King's Counsel Northern Ireland King's Counsel Cameroonian judges