Sir Thomas McClure, 1st Baronet
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Sir Thomas McClure, 1st Baronet, DL
(4 March 1806 – 21 January 1893) was an MP
for Belfast from 1868-1874. MP for Londonderry County
1878-1885.
Made 1st Baronet
of Belmont, County Down 20 March 1874. Baronetcy extinct on his death. Belmont, his home - bought from Lord Ranfurley - stood on the site of Campbell College.
Married Dreghorn Castle, Colinton
, Scotland 18 October 1877 Ellison Thorburn Macfie 1842-1906.
Deputy Lieutenant
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(4 March 1806 – 21 January 1893) was an MP
Member of Parliament
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for Belfast from 1868-1874. MP for Londonderry County
Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)
Londonderry was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also a constituency in elections to various regional bodies. It was replaced in boundary changes in 1983...
1878-1885.
Made 1st Baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
of Belmont, County Down 20 March 1874. Baronetcy extinct on his death. Belmont, his home - bought from Lord Ranfurley - stood on the site of Campbell College.
Married Dreghorn Castle, Colinton
Colinton
Colinton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 6 kilometres south west of the city centre. It is bordered by Dreghorn to the south and Craiglockhart to the north-east. To the north-west it extends to Lanark Road and to the south-west to the City Bypass...
, Scotland 18 October 1877 Ellison Thorburn Macfie 1842-1906.