McConnell Baronets
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The McConnell Baronetcy, of The Moat in Strandtown in Belfast, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1900 for Robert McConnell
, Lord Mayor of Belfast
in 1900. The second Baronet sat as Unionist Member of Parliament
for Antrim
. The fourth Baronet does not use his title.
Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell
, son of Alfred McConnell, second son of the first Baronet, was a politician.
The heir presumptive
is the present holder's brother (James) Angus McConnell (b. 1933).
Sir Robert McConnell, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert John McConnell, 1st Baronet was created baronet in 1900, and served as Lord Mayor of Belfast 1900-1901.-Biography:...
, Lord Mayor of Belfast
Lord Mayor of Belfast
The Lord Mayor of Belfast is the leader and chairman of Belfast City Council, elected annually from and by the City's 51 councillors.The Lord Mayor is Niall Ó Donnghaile of Sinn Féin, while the Deputy Lord Mayor is Ruth Patterson of the Democratic Unionist Party, who were elected in May 2011.The...
in 1900. The second Baronet sat as Unionist Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Antrim
Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
Antrim is former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. It was a two member constituency and existed in two periods, 1801–1885 and 1922-1950.-Boundaries:...
. The fourth Baronet does not use his title.
Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell
Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell
Robert William Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell was an Ulster Unionist MP in the Northern Ireland House of Commons....
, son of Alfred McConnell, second son of the first Baronet, was a politician.
McConnell Baronets of Belfast, co. Antrim (1900)
- Sir Robert John McConnell, 1st BaronetSir Robert McConnell, 1st BaronetSir Robert John McConnell, 1st Baronet was created baronet in 1900, and served as Lord Mayor of Belfast 1900-1901.-Biography:...
(1853–1927) - Sir Joseph McConnell, 2nd BaronetSir Joseph McConnell, 2nd BaronetSir Joseph McConnell, 2nd Baronet , was an Ulster Unionist politician. He was Member of Parliament for Antrim from 1929 to 1942.- Family :...
(1877–1942) - Sir Robert Melville Terence McConnell, 3rd Baronet (1902–1987)
- Sir (Robert) Shean McConnell, 4th Baronet (b. 1930)
The heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
is the present holder's brother (James) Angus McConnell (b. 1933).