James Norritt

Sir James Henry Norritt JP DL FCIS (1887 – 21 July 1963) was a Northern Irish businessman who was Lord Mayor of Belfast for the Ulster Unionist Party from 1951 to 1953. His mayoralty made him an ex-officio member of the Senate of Northern Ireland.[1]

Norritt was born in Belfast in 1887,[2] the son of James Norritt and Elizabeth Best.[3][4] He began his career in the Belfast shipbuilders Harland and Wolff, working his way to an executive position. From 1930 to 1962, he worked for the beverage company Cantrell and Cochrane before retiring.[1] He was knighted in the 1953 Coronation Honours List.

References

1. "Obituary: Sir James Norritt". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 25 July 1963. p. 12.
2. Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
3. Ireland, Census, 1901
4. "Headstones: Down, Dundonald Cemetery, Belfast, Co. Down". Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

External links

• Belfast City Government: Lord Mayors

Civic offices
Preceded by W. E. G. Johnston	High Sheriff of Belfast 1948–1949	Succeeded by Robert Harcourt
Preceded by W. E. G. Johnston	Lord Mayor of Belfast 1951–1953	Succeeded by Percival Brown