Sir David Reid, 1st Baronet
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Sir David Reid, 1st Baronet (24 August 1872 – 23 March 1939) was the Unionist
Member of Parliament
for Down
from 1922
until his death in 1939.
He attended Queens College, Belfast and New College, Oxford
, graduating with 1st Class honours in History. He then became a barrister. He contested East Tyrone in 1910 before becoming a Unionist Member of Parliament
(MP) for East Down
from 1918 to 1922, when the constituency was abolished.
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...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Down
Down (UK Parliament constituency)
Down was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. It was a two member constituency and existed in two periods, 1801-1885 and 1922-1950.-Boundaries:1801-1885: The whole of County Down, excluding the Boroughs of Downpatrick and Newry....
from 1922
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
until his death in 1939.
He attended Queens College, Belfast and New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
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, graduating with 1st Class honours in History. He then became a barrister. He contested East Tyrone in 1910 before becoming a 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,...
(MP) for East Down
East Down (UK Parliament constituency)
East Down was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:This county constituency comprised the eastern part of County Down...
from 1918 to 1922, when the constituency was abolished.