Robert Sharman-Crawford
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Robert Gordon Sharman-Crawford PC
(8 September 1853–20 March 1934) was a unionist politician
in Northern Ireland
.
Sharman-Crawford studied at Trinity College, Dublin
before becoming an officer in the British Army
and managing the family estates. He was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party
at the Belfast East by-election, 1914, although the seat was abolished in 1918. He returned to Parliamet at the Mid Down by-election, 1921 but, the following year, this seat was also abolished. In 1921, he was also elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland
, and served until his death in 1934.
Privy Council of Ireland
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(8 September 1853–20 March 1934) was a unionist politician
Politician
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in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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Sharman-Crawford studied at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
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before becoming an officer in the British Army
British Army
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and managing the family estates. He was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
at the Belfast East by-election, 1914, although the seat was abolished in 1918. He returned to Parliamet at the Mid Down by-election, 1921 but, the following year, this seat was also abolished. In 1921, he was also elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland
Senate of Northern Ireland
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, and served until his death in 1934.