Lynn, Brendan

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McSparran, James

McSparran, James (1892–1970), lawyer and politician, was born 1 May 1892 in Glasgow, Scotland, third among five sons of James McSparran, farmer and merchant of Cushendun, Co. Antrim, and Albert Road, Glasgow, and Ann (Annie) McSparran (née McDonnell), farmer's daughter from north…

Moore, Robert

Moore, Robert (1886–1960), farmer, politician, and presbyterian minister, was born 26 September 1886 at Ballymacannon, Ringsend, near Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, son of Kennedy Moore, whose family had farmed in the area for generations, and Mary Elizabeth Moore (née McFetridge).…

Mulvey, Anthony

Mulvey, Anthony (1873–1957), journalist and politician, was born in Ballynaglearagh, between Dowra and Drumshambo, Co. Leitrim, and educated locally. His journalistic career began on the Leitrim Observer (then owned by the Dunne family) in Carrick-on-Shannon, before…

O'Connor, Roderick Hugh (‘Roddy’)

O'Connor, Roderick Hugh (‘Roddy’) (1910–2000), businessman, solicitor, and politician, was born 28 March 1910 in Gortmore House, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, youngest among three children of Francis Joseph O'Connor, solicitor and a founder (and later director) of the Ulster Herald group of…

Pounder, Rafton John

Pounder, Rafton John (1933–91), politician, was born 13 May 1933 in Belfast, son of Cuthbert C. Pounder (qv), marine engineer, of Shaw's Bridge, Belfast, and Winifred Pounder (née McCauley). He was educated at Charterhouse…

Sinclair, John Maynard

Sinclair, John Maynard (1896–1953), businessman and politician, was born 4 August 1896 in Belfast, son of John Sinclair, a prominent figure in the industrial and public life of the city as a former chairman of Belfast Savings Bank and deputy lieutenant, and of Alice Sinclair (née…

Thompson, Robert Lloyd Hall-

Thompson, Robert Lloyd Hall- (1920–92), businessman and politician, was born 9 April 1920 in Belfast, son of Lt-col. Samuel Herbert Hall-Thompson (qv) and Margaret Hall-Thompson (née Maclean). He was educated at Campbell…

Topping, Walter William Buchanan

Topping, Walter William Buchanan (1908–78), barrister, judge, and politician, was born 13 January 1908 in Belfast, second son of Walter W. Topping, a manager of a linen warehouse, and his Scots wife, Jane. There were also at least two daughters in the prosperous household. He was…

Warnock, John Edmund

Warnock, John Edmund (1887–1971), barrister and politician, was born 8 May 1887 in Belfast, son of John Warnock, commercial traveller, and Mary Warnock (née McDonnell). He was educated at Methodist College, Belfast, and TCD, where he…