John Millar Andrews
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Image:Johnmillerandrews.jpg John Millar Andrews (July 17, 1871 - August 5, 1956) was the second Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
Andrews was born in Ulster, Ireland, in 1871. He was educated at RBAI and became a flax-spinner and was also a wealthy landowner. His brother, Thomas Andrews, was managing director of the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast and died in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Andrews served as a MP in the Northern Ireland Parliament from 1921 until 1953. He held a number of positions before becoming Prime Minister in 1940, including Minister for Labour and Minister for Finance. Andrews was also a member of the Orange Order.
In 1943 backbench dissent forced him from office, however he remained the recognised leader of the Party for a further three years. Five years later he became the Grand Master of the Orange Order. From 1951, he was the last survivor of the original 1921 intake of Northern Ireland MPs, and as such was recognised as the Father of the House.
His name is sometimes also spelled John Miller Andrews.
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