About Thomas McConnell
Lived 1868 – 1938 (aged 70). Thomas McConnell was a British politician and auctioneer.
Sir Thomas Edward McConnell (7 April 1868 – 22 May 1938) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
McConnell studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution before becoming the managing director of a horse and cattle sales firm. He was elected to the Belfast Corporation as a councillor and then an alderman, for the Ulster Unionist Party. He was also successful at the 1921 Belfast Duncairn by-election, and when his seat was abolished the next year, he won Belfast North, for which he sat until 1929.
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Who was Thomas McConnell?
British businessman and politician (1868-1938)
When was Thomas McConnell born?
Thomas McConnell was born on 7 April 1868.
When did Thomas McConnell die?
Thomas McConnell died on 22 May 1938.
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Thomas McConnell was a politician and auctioneer.
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Thomas McConnell was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Thomas McConnell. https://biography.guide/thomas-mcconnell/
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