974 James Dickson

Constituency : Dungannon 1880-85

James  replaced  his  father  Thomas  whose  election  had  been  voided  for  bribery  as  MP  for  Dungannon. His  father  had  won  by  two  votes; James  managed  to  increase  the  majority  to  four.

James  was  educated  at  the  Royal  School  at  Dungannon  and  Broughton  High  School  in  Manchester. He  was  the  youngest  person  elected  to  the  Commons  between  1832  and  2015.

James's  one  speech  in  1882  was  on  Ulster  tenants'  rent  arrears.

James  went  into  the  family  textiles  business  after  leaving  Parliament. He  held  a  number  of  positions  in  Irish  public  life.

He  died  in  1941  aged  82.