Thomas Sinclair (politician)
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Thomas Sinclair PC
(17 December 1857 – 25 November 1940) was an Irish unionist politician
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Sinclair studied at Queen's University, Belfast before working as a surgeon. He was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland
on its creation in 1921.
He was elected as a Ulster Unionist Party
Member of Parliament
(MP) for Queen's University of Belfast at the 1923 UK general election. From 1935 to 1937, Sinclair served as Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Northern Ireland
. He resigned his Westminster seat on 18 September 1940 by appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. but held his Senate seat until his death in November.
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
(17 December 1857 – 25 November 1940) was an Irish unionist politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
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Sinclair studied at Queen's University, Belfast before working as a surgeon. He was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland
Senate of Northern Ireland
The Senate of Northern Ireland was the upper house of the Parliament of Northern Ireland created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920. It was abolished with the passing of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.-Powers:...
on its creation in 1921.
He was elected as a Ulster Unionist Party
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 Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Queen's University of Belfast at the 1923 UK general election. From 1935 to 1937, Sinclair served as Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Northern Ireland
Speaker of the Senate of Northern Ireland
The Speaker of the Senate of Northern Ireland was the Speaker in the Senate of Northern Ireland.-List of Speakers:*1921-1930: Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava*1930-1950: Maxwell Ward, 6th Viscount Bangor...
. He resigned his Westminster seat on 18 September 1940 by appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. but held his Senate seat until his death in November.