Robert Thompson PC JP, DL (1839-1918) was a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 from Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. Educated at Wellington Academy, Belfast

Belfast

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, he later entered the family firm of Lindsay, Thompson & Co. Ltd., flax spinners. He was President of Ulster Flax Spinners' Association and President of the Board of Governors of Campbell College, Belfast.

He lived at Bertha House, Malone Road

Malone Road

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, Belfast and at Drum House, Drumbeg

Drumbeg

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, County Down

County Down

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. Thompson's son, Samuel Hall-Thompson

Samuel Hall-Thompson

Lt-Col. Samuel Hall-Thompson was a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.Hall-Thompson was born in Crawfordsburn and studied at Dulwich College. His father, Rt. Hon. Robert Thompson, DL, was also an MP...

 and grandson, Lloyd Hall-Thompson

Lloyd Hall-Thompson

Robert Lloyd Hall-Thompson TD , known as Lloyd Hall-Thompson, was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Hall-Thompson was the son of Samuel Hall-Thompson, and grandson of Rt. Hon. Robert Thompson MP. He studied at Campbell College in Belfast and joined the Ulster Unionist...

, also served as MPs.