Thomas Watters Brown
Thomas Brown | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for North Down | |
| In office 14 December 1918 – 21 February 1922 | |
| Preceded by | William Mitchell-Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Henry Wilson |
| Solicitor-General for Ireland | |
| In office 12 June 1921 – 5 August 1921 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Daniel Martin Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1879 Newtownards, Ireland, (now Northern Ireland) |
| Died | 7 October 1944 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Profession | Barrister |
Thomas Watters Brown, KC, PC, PC (NI) (17 March 1879 – 7 October 1944)[1][2] was an Irish lawyer and politician.
Thomas Watters Brown was born at The Square in Newtownards, County Down on 17 March 1879 and was the son of James A. Brown, a wool draper, and Mary Anne Watters.
He was educated at Campbell College, Belfast and Queen's University Belfast. He was called to the Bar in 1907 and took silk in 1918.
He was elected Member of Parliament for North Down in 1918 and was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in June 1921. On 5 August of the same year, he was promoted to Attorney-General for Ireland. He was the last holder of both offices.[2] He resigned as Attorney General for Ireland in December 1921, and served as a Judge of the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland from 1922 until his death.[3] He was appointed to the Privy Council of Northern Ireland in December 1922.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
- ^ a b A. D. McDonnell (2000). The life of Sir Denis Henry: Catholic Unionist. Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 9780901908639. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Who's Who". Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ "No. 76". The Belfast Gazette. 15 December 1922. p. 712.
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