Sir Thomas Edward McConnell (7 April 1868 – 22 May 1938) was a unionist

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. McConnell studied at the

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before becoming the managing director of a horse and cattle sales firm. He was elected to the

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as a councillor and then an alderman, for the

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. He was also successful at the 1921 Belfast Duncairn by-election, and when his seat was abolished the next year, he won Belfast North, for which he sat until

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.John F. Harbinson, ''The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973'', p.181

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* * 1868 births 1938 deaths High Sheriffs of Belfast Members of Belfast City Council Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Belfast constituencies (since 1922) Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Belfast constituencies (1801–1922) People educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution UK MPs 1918–1922 UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Knights Bachelor {{NorthernIreland-UK-MP-stub