Thomas McClure

Sir Thomas McClure, 1st Baronet, DL (4 March 1806 – 21 January 1893) was an MP for Belfast from 1868 to 1874. MP for Londonderry County 1878–1885.

Thomas McClure, 1st Baronet of Belmont Sir DL
Sir Thomas McClure, Bt
MP for Belfast
In office 1868–1874
Preceded by	Charles Lanyon Samuel Gibson Getty
Succeeded by	William Johnston James Porter Corry
High Sheriff of Down
In office 1864–1868
MP for County Londonderry
In office 1878–1885
Preceded by	Richard Smyth Hugh Law
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Baronet of Belmont
In office 1874–1893
Preceded by	New creation
Succeeded by	Extinct
Personal details
Born	Thomas McClure 4 March 1806
Died	21 January 1893(1893-01-21) (aged 86)
Spouse	Ellison Thorburn Macfie ​ ​ (m. 1877⁠–⁠1893)​

He was appointed High Sheriff of Down for 1864 and later served as vice-lieutenant of the county.

McClure was created a baronet, of Belmont, County Down, on 20 March 1874. This title became extinct on his death. Belmont, his home – bought from Lord Ranfurley – stood on the site of Campbell College.

McClure married at Dreghorn Castle, Colinton, Scotland on the 18 October 1877. He married Ellison Thorburn Macfie (1842–1906) daughter of Robert Andrew Macfie of Dreghorn, a wealthy sugar refiner.^[1]