Thomas Sinclair, (17 December 1857 – 25 November 1940) was an

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. Sinclair studied at

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before working as a surgeon. He was elected to the

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on its creation in 1921.The Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72
Northern Ireland Elections He was elected as an

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(MP) for Queen's University of Belfast at the 1923 United Kingdom general election. From 1935 to 1937, Sinclair served as Deputy

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. 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. The businessman and politician Thomas Sinclair was a relative of Sinclair.

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1857 births 1940 deaths Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Irish Presbyterians Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1921–1925 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1925–1929 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1929–1933 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1933–1937 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1937–1941 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Queen's University of Belfast Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland {{Parliament-of-Northern-Ireland-member-stub