About Frederick McSorley
Lived 1892 – 1948 (aged 55–56). Frederick McSorley was a politician.
Frederick MacSorley or McSorley (1892 – 9 February 1948) was a Belfast-based Irish surgeon and independent member of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland.
He unsuccessfully stood as an independent for Queen's University of Belfast before being elected in July 1945. His initial run for office was seen as encouragement for more Catholics to vote.
At his funeral, Bishop Daniel Mageean presided and the Archbishop of Armagh John D'Alton attended. Significantly, the Unionist Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough was represented by Mr W.N. McWilliam.
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Who was Frederick McSorley?
Irish surgeon and politician
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Frederick McSorley was born in 1892.
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Frederick McSorley died in 1948.
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Frederick McSorley was a politician.
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