Refused to be Members of the First Dáil - Sir Robert John Lynn

Sir Robert John Lynn (1873 – 5 August 1945) was an Ulster Unionist Party politician.

He was elected at the Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast Woodvale from 1918 general election to 1922, and when that constituency was abolished for the 1922 general election he was returned for Belfast West, holding the seat until he stood down at the 1929 general election.

At the 1921 Northern Irish general election, Lynn was elected as a member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland for Belfast West, holding that seat until it was abolished for the 1929 Northern Irish general election. He was elected for the new North Antrim constituency, and held that seat until 1945. From 1937 to 1944, he was Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons.

He was the Editor of the Northern Whig Newspaper and a leading contributor to educational debates.

Lynn was knighted in March 1924.