Thomas Sinclair (politician, 1857–1940)

Thomas Sinclair
PC (Ire) MP
Member of Parliament
for Queen's University of Belfast
In office
6 December 1923 – 18 September 1940
Preceded byWilliam Whitla
Succeeded byDouglas Savory
Personal details
Born(1857-12-17)17 December 1857
Belfast, Ireland
Died25 November 1940(1940-11-25) (aged 82)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
SpouseNever married
Alma materQueen's College Belfast
Royal University of Ireland
ProfessionSurgeon

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

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]

References

  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.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Queen's University of Belfast
1923–1940 		Succeeded by


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