About Thomas Watters Brown
Lived 1879 – 1944 (aged 65). Thomas Watters Brown was a British judge, politician and barrister.
Thomas Watters Brown, KC, PC, PC (NI) (17 March 1879 – 7 October 1944) was an Irish lawyer and politician.
Thomas Watters Brown was born at The Square in Newtownards, County Down on 17 March 1879 and was the son of James A. Brown, a wool draper, and Mary Anne Watters.
He was educated at Campbell College, Belfast and Queen's University Belfast. He was called to the Bar in 1907 and took silk in 1918.
He was elected Member of Parliament for North Down in 1918 and was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in June 1921. On 5 August of the same year, he was promoted to Attorney-General for Ireland. He was the last holder of both offices. He was appointed to the Privy Council of Northern Ireland in December 1922.
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Irish politician (1879-1944)
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Thomas Watters Brown was born on 17 March 1879 in Newtownards.
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Thomas Watters Brown died on 7 October 1944.
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Thomas Watters Brown was a judge, politician and barrister.
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