Daniel Martin Wilson, (1862 – 5 January 1932) was an Irish politician and judge.

He was born in Limerick, the son of Rev. David Wilson, and was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and at Trinity College Dublin. He was married in Belfast in 1894 to Eleanor Black, herself the daughter of a Presbyterian minister.

Daniel Martin Wilson

He was appointed a Bencher of King's Inns in 1911. He served as a 2nd lieutenant with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from 1914, was promoted to captain in 1915, and resigned from ill health in 1916.

Daniel Martin Wilson

He was Unionist Member of Parliament for West Down from December 1918 to 1921 and served in government as Solicitor General for Ireland from 1919 to 1921. He stood down on appointment as Recorder of Belfast and as Land Judge of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland in 1921.

Daniel Martin Wilson

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Who Was Who

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Solicitors-General for Ireland

1862 births

1932 deaths

Lawyers from Limerick (city) People educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution Irish barristers Alumni of Trinity College Dublin British Army personnel of World War I Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers officers Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Down constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1918–1922 High Court judges of Northern Ireland Recorders of Belfast Irish Unionist Party MPs Military personnel from County Limerick Politicians from Limerick (city) Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom