Thomas McClure
British politician (1806–1893)
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Sir Thomas McClure, 1st Baronet, DL (4 March 1806 – 21 January 1893) was an MP for Belfast from 1868 to 1874. MP for Londonderry County 1878–1885.
Preceded byCharles Lanyon
Samuel Gibson Getty
Samuel Gibson Getty
Succeeded byWilliam Johnston
James Porter Corry
James Porter Corry
Preceded byRichard Smyth
Hugh Law
Hugh Law
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Thomas McClure, 1st Baronet of Belmont Sir DL | |
|---|---|
Sir Thomas McClure, Bt | |
| MP for Belfast | |
| In office 1868–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Lanyon Samuel Gibson Getty |
| Succeeded by | William Johnston James Porter Corry |
| High Sheriff of Down | |
| In office 1864–1868 | |
| MP for County Londonderry | |
| In office 1878–1885 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Smyth Hugh Law |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Baronet of Belmont | |
| In office 1874–1893 | |
| Preceded by | New creation |
| Succeeded by | Extinct |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas McClure 4 March 1806 |
| Died | 21 January 1893 (aged 86) |
| Spouse |
Ellison Thorburn Macfie
(m. 1877–1893) |
He was appointed High Sheriff of Down for 1864 and later served as vice-lieutenant of the county.
McClure was created a baronet, of Belmont, County Down, on 20 March 1874. This title became extinct on his death. Belmont, his home – bought from Lord Ranfurley – stood on the site of Campbell College.
McClure married at Dreghorn Castle, Colinton, Scotland on the 18 October 1877. He married Ellison Thorburn Macfie (1842–1906) daughter of Robert Andrew Macfie of Dreghorn, a wealthy sugar refiner.[1]
