Thomas Sinclair (politician, 1857–1940)

Thomas Sinclair, PC (Ire) (17 December 1857 – 25 November 1940) was an Irish unionist politician.

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Thomas Sinclair PC (Ire) MP
Member of Parliament for Queen's University of Belfast
In office 6 December 1923 – 18 September 1940
Preceded by	William Whitla
Succeeded by	Douglas Savory
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Born	(1857-12-17)17 December 1857 Belfast, Ireland
Died	25 November 1940(1940-11-25) (aged 82) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party
Spouse	Never married
Alma mater	Queen's College Belfast Royal University of Ireland
Profession	Surgeon
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Sinclair studied at Queen's University, Belfast before working as a surgeon.^[1] He was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland on its creation in 1921.^[2]

He was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Queen's University of Belfast at the 1923 United Kingdom general election.^[3] From 1935 to 1937, Sinclair served as Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Northern Ireland.^[2] He resigned his Westminster seat on 18 September 1940 by appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.^[3] but held his Senate seat until his death in November.^[2]

The businessman and politician Thomas Sinclair was a relative of Sinclair.^[4]

1. ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.205
2. ^ ^{a b c} The Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72, Northern Ireland Elections
3. ^ ^{a b} Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
4. ^ Clarke, RSJ (April 1994). "A Corridor to the Past". The Ulster Medical Review. 63 (1): 85–86. PMC 2449096. PMID 8658997.

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Preceded by William Whitla	Member of Parliament for Queen's University of Belfast 1923–1940	Succeeded by Douglas Lloyd Savory

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