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Patrick Francis McGill (1913–1977), known as Paddy McGill or P. F. McGill was a journalist and nationalist politician in Ireland. McGill was the editor-in-chief of the ''Ulster Herald'' series of newspapers, and was a Nationalist Party member of the Senate of Northern Ireland from 1953 until the body was abolished in 1972.〔Brendan Lynn, ''Holding the Ground: The Nationalist Party in Northern Ireland, 1945 - 72'' (1997), ISBN 1-85521-980-8〕 McGill served as the Secretary of the Irish Anti-Partition League from 1953 until its dissolution 1956, and as Secretary of the Parliamentary Nationalist Party from 1958. During this time, he adopted a cautious approach towards modernising party structures, in contrast to Eddie McGrady.〔 In 1965, McGill was awarded a PhD from Queen's University Belfast, having written his thesis on ''The Senate in Northern Ireland, 1921-1962''. He served as a Deputy Speaker of the Senate from 1965 until its abolition. He stood for Mid Ulster at the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1973, but was unsuccessful.〔(The Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72 ), Northern Ireland Elections〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paddy McGill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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