Harold Ian McClure known as Ian McClure, was a surgeon

Surgeon

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 and politician

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 in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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Born in Dundonald

Dundonald

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, McClure studied at Campbell College

Campbell College

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, then at Queen's University, Belfast. He first graduated in medicine, then in pathology, bacteriology and biochemistry. In 1932, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

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, and in 1944, a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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. In 1937, he began lecturing at Queen's.

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1962

Northern Ireland general election, 1962

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, McClure was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party

Ulster Unionist Party

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 in the Queen's University seat

Queen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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. He held his seat at the 1965 general election

Northern Ireland general election, 1965

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, but it was abolished from the 1969 election

Northern Ireland general election, 1969

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. He was instead elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland

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, and served until it was prorogued in 1972.