Monday, 6 November 2017
1725 Robert Glendinning
Constituency : Antrim North 1906-10 ( elected as Independent Unionist )
The Liberals' ranks in 1906 were soon swelled by the odd MP elected under other colours throwing their lot in with the majority party. In 1904 the Liberal Unionist MP for South Tyrone , Thomas Russell left the party and joined two recent by-election victors in Ulster in support of Free Trade and compulsory land purchase. Historians have christened the group "Russellites" but they described themselves as Independent Unionists.
Russell's colleagues lost their seats in 1906 but he was joined by Robert who ousted the Conservative incumbent in North Antrim. Robert soon allied himself with the Liberals and Russell eventually followed suit.
Robert owned a weaving company.
Robert stood down in 1910.
He died in 1928 aged 84.
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