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James Lenox-Conyngham Chichester-Clark

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James Jackson Lenox-Conyngham Chichester-Clark (September 1884 – 31 January 1933) was a Member of Parliament of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for South Londonderry from 1929 until his death; his mother-in-law was elected to replace him at the subsequent by-election.[1][2] His son James Chichester-Clark later became Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. In the period before his death, he also served as County Londonderry Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, being a member of Castledawson LOL 96.

Born James Jackson Lenox-Conyngham Clark, the son of James Jackson Clark and grandson of James Johnston Clark at Largantogher House, Maghera; his other grandfather was William Fitzwilliam Lenox-Conyngham of Springhill. He was married to Marion Caroline Dehra Chichester, daughter of Dame Dehra Parker and had three children; James Chichester-Clark, Baron Moyola, Robin Chichester-Clark and Penelope Hobhouse.

References

  1. ^ McKittrick, David; McVea, David (18 March 2002). Making Sense of the Troubles: The Story of the Conflict in Northern Ireland. New Amsterdam Books. pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-1-4616-6333-1.
  2. ^ Bryson, Anna (21 July 2007). "'Whatever You Say, Say Nothing': Researching Memory and Identity in Mid-Ulster, 1945-1969". Rochester, NY. SSRN 2812629. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Parliament of Northern Ireland
New constituency Member of Parliament for South Londonderry
1929–1933
Succeeded by