Thomas Nelson (Northern Ireland politician)
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Thomas Charles Nelson (1888–16 March 1954) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Nelson grew up in County Fermanagh, where he became the owner of a painting and decorating business, and served with the B Specials. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party and was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland in 1945, serving until the 1949 Northern Ireland general election, when he was elected in Enniskillen and resigned his seat in the Senate. Nelson held his seat at the 1953 general election, but died early in 1954.[1]
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- 1888 births
- 1954 deaths
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1949–1953
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1953–1958
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1945–1949
- Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for County Fermanagh constituencies
- Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland
- Parliament of Northern Ireland member stubs