Thomas Henry Burn
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Thomas Henry Burn was an Ulster Unionist
member of the UK Parliament and the Parliament of Northern Ireland
. He represented Belfast St Anne's
in the former from 1918–1922, and Belfast West
in the latter from 1921-1929.
He was Assistant Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Finance
and Assistant Whip
from 1921 until 1925.
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
member of the UK Parliament and the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...
. He represented Belfast St Anne's
Belfast St Anne's (UK Parliament constituency)
St Anne's, a division of Belfast, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1922.-Boundaries and boundary changes:...
in the former from 1918–1922, and Belfast West
Belfast West (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
Belfast West was a borough constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.-Boundaries:...
in the latter from 1921-1929.
He was Assistant Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance (Northern Ireland)
The Minister of Finance was a member of the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland in the Parliament of Northern Ireland which governed Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972...
and Assistant Whip
Ulster Unionist Chief Whip
This is a list of people who served as Chief Whip of the Ulster Unionist Party in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Parliament of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Assembly.-Parliament of the United Kingdom:...
from 1921 until 1925.