▁ ▁He ▁stood ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Storm ont ▁elections , ▁he ▁was ▁elected , ▁again ▁to ▁represent ▁North ▁An trim . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁briefly ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁before ▁becoming ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁An trim . ▁ ▁O ' Ne ill ▁joined ▁the ▁Alliance ▁Party ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁and ▁acted ▁as ▁its ▁leader ▁at ▁the ▁Dar ling ton ▁Conference . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Assembly ▁election , ▁he ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁North ▁An trim . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁Lord ▁R ath c avan . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bi ograph ies ▁of ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁death s ▁Category : High ▁Sher iffs ▁of ▁An trim ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁E ton ▁College ▁Category : Ro yal ▁Art illery ▁officers ▁Category : Bar ons ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Army ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : L ead ers