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Terence O'Neill
The Lord O'Neill of the Maine | |
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.png) O'Neill in 1966 | |
| 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland | |
| In office 25 March 1963 – 28 April 1969 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Viscount Brookeborough |
| Succeeded by | James Chichester-Clark |
| 7th Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party | |
| In office 25 March 1963 – 1 May 1969 | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Viscount Brookeborough |
| Succeeded by | James Chichester-Clark |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 21 September 1956 – 25 March 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Brookeborough |
| Preceded by | George Boyle Hanna |
| Succeeded by | Jack Andrews |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 20 April 1956 – 23 October 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Brookeborough |
| Preceded by | George Boyle Hanna |
| Succeeded by | W. W. B. Topping |
| High Sheriff of Antrim | |
| In office 1 January 1953 – 31 December 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Cameron McGildowney |
| Succeeded by | George Clark |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 23 January 1970 – 12 June 1990 Life Peerage | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for Bannside | |
| In office 7 November 1946 – 16 April 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm William Patrick |
| Succeeded by | Ian Paisley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1914 London, England |
| Died | 12 June 1990 (aged 75) Lymington, England |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Spouse |
Katharine Jean (m. 1944) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | James Chichester-Clark Phelim O’Neill |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Sandhurst |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 6th Guards Tank Brigade |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, PC (NI) (10 September 1914 – 12 June 1990), was the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and leader (1963–1969) of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). A moderate unionist who sought to reconcile sectarian divisions in Northern Ireland society and met with his counterpart in the Irish Republic, he was a member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland for the Bannside constituency from 1946 until his resignation in January 1970.
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