Thomas Brown | |
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Member of Parliament for North Down |
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In office 14 December 1918 – 21 February 1922 |
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Preceded by | William Mitchell-Thomson |
Succeeded by | Henry Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born |
Newtownards, Ireland |
17 March 1879
Died | 7 October 1944 | (aged 65)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Profession | Barrister |
Thomas Watters Brown PC (17 March 1879 in Newtownards – 7 October 1944) was an Irish lawyer and politician.
He was educated at Campbell College, Belfast and Queen's University Belfast. He was called to the Bar in 1907 and took silk in 1918.
He was elected Member of Parliament for North Down in 1918 and was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in June 1921. On 5 August of the same year he was promoted to Attorney-General for Ireland. He was the last holder of both offices. He resigned as Attorney General for Ireland in December 1921, and served as a Judge of the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland from 1922 until his death.