| 词条 | Thomas Somerset (politician) |
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Sir Thomas Somerset DL (14 December 1870 – 16 June 1947) was an industrialist and Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for North Belfast from 1929–1945. Life and careerThe son of James Somerset, an engineer, he was educated at Largymore, County Down. He established Thomas Somerset and Co. Ltd., linen manufacturers in 1891. This enterprise proved profitable, with factories at Belfast, Greyabbey and Portaferry, giving employment to about 1500 people. He was also a director of Commercial Insurance Co. of Ireland, Ltd., and Chairman of the Northern Counties Committee of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.[1] Somerset was elected MP for North Belfast in 1929, holding his seat to 1945. He was knighted in 1936.[1] FamilySomerset married Ethel Parker of Cheshire and had two children, a son and daughter. The Somersets lived at The Weir, Upper Malone Road, Belfast. References
Notes1. ^1 {{cite book|last=Harbinson|first=John F.|title=The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882–1973|year=1973|publisher=Blackstaff Press|location=Belfast|isbn=0856400769|page=181}} External links
| title = Member of Parliament for Belfast North | years = 1929–1945 | before = Thomas McConnell | after = William Frederick Neill }}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Somerset, Thomas}}{{NorthernIreland-UK-MP-stub}} 7 : 1870 births|1947 deaths|Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Belfast constituencies (since 1922)|UK MPs 1929–31|UK MPs 1931–35|UK MPs 1935–45|Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom |
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