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Thomas Sinclair (politician)
Thomas
Sinclair
, was an
Irish unionist
politician
.
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 an
Ulster Unionist Party
Member of Parliament
for
Queen's University of Belfast
at the
1923 United Kingdom 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.