Thomas Harbison
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Thomas Harbison was an Irish
nationalist politician
.
After growing up in Cookstown
, Harbison studied at St Malachy's College in Belfast
. He became active in the Irish Parliamentry Party, acting from 1906 until 1910 as the election agent
for William Redmond and Tom Kettle. In 1911, he was elected to Tyrone County Council.
After attending the Irish Convention
, he was elected to Westminster at the East Tyrone by-election, 1918, after Redmond resigned it to contest Waterford City
. At the 1918 UK general election, Harbison was elected in North East Tyrone.
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1921, Harbison was elected on an abstentionist platform in Fermanagh and Tyrone
. In 1922, he was elected in the Westminster constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone
for the Nationalist Party
. He stood down from the Westminster seat at the 1924 election, and in 1927 took his seat at Stormont. In 1929, he stood down from his Stormont seat, but was again elected to Westminster, serving until his death a year later.
Ireland
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nationalist politician
Politician
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.
After growing up in Cookstown
Cookstown
Cookstown may refer to either of the following:*Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland*Cookstown, Ontario, Canada*Cookstown, New Jersey, United States...
, Harbison studied at St Malachy's College in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
. He became active in the Irish Parliamentry Party, acting from 1906 until 1910 as the election agent
Election agent
In elections in the United Kingdom, as well as in certain other similar political systems such as India's, an election agent is the person legally responsible for the conduct of a candidate's political campaign and to whom election material is sent to by those running the election. In elections in...
for William Redmond and Tom Kettle. In 1911, he was elected to Tyrone County Council.
After attending the Irish Convention
Irish Convention
The Irish Convention was an assembly which sat in Dublin, Ireland from July 1917 until March 1918 to address the Irish Question and other constitutional problems relating to an early enactment of self-government for Ireland, to debate its wider future, discuss and come to an understanding on...
, he was elected to Westminster at the East Tyrone by-election, 1918, after Redmond resigned it to contest Waterford City
Waterford City (UK Parliament constituency)
Waterford City was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland.-Boundaries and boundary changes:This constituency was the Parliamentary borough of Waterford in County Waterford.It returned one MP 1801–1832, two MPs 1832–1885 and one 1885–1922...
. At the 1918 UK general election, Harbison was elected in North East Tyrone.
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1921, Harbison was elected on an abstentionist platform in Fermanagh and Tyrone
Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
Fermanagh and Tyrone was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned eight MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.-Boundaries:...
. In 1922, he was elected in the Westminster constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone
Fermanagh and Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
Fermanagh and Tyrone was a Parliamentary Constituency in Northern Ireland which was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
for the Nationalist Party
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
The Nationalist Party† - was the continuation of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and was formed after partition, by the Northern Ireland-based members of the IPP....
. He stood down from the Westminster seat at the 1924 election, and in 1927 took his seat at Stormont. In 1929, he stood down from his Stormont seat, but was again elected to Westminster, serving until his death a year later.