Robert McBride (politician)
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Robert McBride (1856–26 November 1934) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Biography
McBride worked as a farmer, and with textiles. He was also a lay preacher with the Church of Ireland. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party and was elected in Down at the Northern Ireland general election, 1921. He held the seat in 1925, and won West Down at the 1929 general election. He retired in 1933, but was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland the following year, shortly before his death.[1]
References
| Parliament of Northern Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by New constituency |
Member of Parliament for West Down 1929–1933 |
Succeeded by Samuel Fryar |
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