Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet
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Sir James Porter Corry, 1st Baronet (8 September 1826 – 28 November 1891) was a British
politician
. He served as a Conservative
Member of Parliament
(MP) from 1874 to 1885 and an Irish Unionist Alliance MP from 1886 until his death.
Sir James was the son of Robert Corry, of Turnagardy, Newtownards
, Co. Down, a quarry owner and Belfast timber merchant. Educated at the Royal Belfast Academic Institution, he entered the family timber firm, which was at that time occupied with building the growing industrial port of Belfast.
He was first elected to Parliament for the Irish
constituency of Belfast in the 1874 general election
. The constituency was abolished for the 1885 general election
. On 15 September 1885 he was created a baronet
, of Dunraven
, Antrim
.
On 1 February 1886 he became the MP for Mid Armagh
in a by-election
following the death of John McKane
. In July 1886, he joined the Irish Unionist Alliance and stood for subsequent elections for this party. He died, in office, in 1891 at his home, Dunraven on Belfast's Malone Road
, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, William.
United Kingdom
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. He served as a Conservative
Irish Conservative Party
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) from 1874 to 1885 and an Irish Unionist Alliance MP from 1886 until his death.
Sir James was the son of Robert Corry, of Turnagardy, Newtownards
Newtownards
Newtownards is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. Newtownards is the largest town in the Borough of Ards. According to the 2001 Census, it has a population of 27,821 people in...
, Co. Down, a quarry owner and Belfast timber merchant. Educated at the Royal Belfast Academic Institution, he entered the family timber firm, which was at that time occupied with building the growing industrial port of Belfast.
He was first elected to Parliament for the Irish
Ireland
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constituency of Belfast in the 1874 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1874
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
. The constituency was abolished for the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
. On 15 September 1885 he was created a baronet
Baronet
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, of Dunraven
Dunraven
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, Antrim
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.
On 1 February 1886 he became the MP for Mid Armagh
Mid Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Armagh was a constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act for the 1885 general election and returned one Member of Parliament until it was abolished with effect from the 1922 general election....
in a by-election
Mid Armagh by-election, 1886
The Mid Armagh by-election, 1886 was a parliamentary by-election held on 1 February 1886 for the British House of Commons constituency of Mid Armagh in Ireland. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament John McKane had died on 11 January 1886. McKane had held the seat...
following the death of John McKane
John McKane
John McKane was a British politician. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Irish constituency of Mid Armagh from the 1885 general election, when the constituency had been created, until his death early the following year.- External links :...
. In July 1886, he joined the Irish Unionist Alliance and stood for subsequent elections for this party. He died, in office, in 1891 at his home, Dunraven on Belfast's Malone Road
Malone Road
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, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, William.