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Thomas McLaughlin (politician)

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Nationalist politician from Northern Ireland

Thomas McLaughlin
Member of Senate of Northern Ireland
In office
1933-1944
Personal details
Born1878 or 1879
Armagh, Ireland
DiedApril 1944 (1944-05) (aged 65)
Political partyIrish Nationalist

Thomas McLaughlin (1878 or 1879 – April 1944) was an Irish nationalist politician.

Biography

Born in Armagh, he became politically active and rose to become the chair of Armagh Urban Council and a member of Armagh County Council. He also served as Supreme Knight of the Knights of Saint Columbanus. In 1928, he was the founding chairman of the National League of the North in Armagh. In 1933, he was elected to represent the Nationalist Party in the Senate of Northern Ireland, and served until his death.

References

  1. ^ "Obituary: Senator Thomas McLaughlin", Irish Times, 5 April 1944
  2. "The National League in Armagh", Irish Times, 16 October 1928
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