Thomas Harbison
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Thomas Harbison (1864 - 22 November 1930) was an Irish nationalist politician.
After growing up in Cookstown, Harbison studied at St Malachy's College in Belfast. He became active in the Nationalist Party, acting from 1906 until 1910 as the election agent for William Redmond and Thomas 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. 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.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by William Redmond |
Member of Parliament for East Tyrone 1918 |
Succeeded by Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by New position |
Member of Parliament for North East Tyrone 1918 - 1922 |
Succeeded by Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by New position |
Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and Tyrone with Cahir Healy 1922 - 1924 |
Succeeded by James Alexander Pringle Charles Fausset Falls |
| Preceded by James Alexander Pringle Charles Fausset Falls |
Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and Tyrone with Joseph Devlin 1929 - 1930 |
Succeeded by Cahir Healy |
Categories: 1864 births | 1930 deaths | Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Irish constituencies (1801-1922) | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Northern Ireland constituencies | Nationalist Party (Ireland) politicians | UK MPs 1910-1918 | UK MPs 1918-1922 | UK MPs 1922-1923 | UK MPs 1923-1924 | UK MPs 1924-1929
