An election to Belfast Corporation took place on Thursday 25 November 1897 as part of that year's local elections. This was the first election for Belfast...
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Belfast (/ˈbɛlfæst/ BEL-fast, /-fɑːst/ -fahst; from Irish: Béal Feirste [bʲeːlˠ ˈfʲɛɾˠ(ə)ʃtʲə]) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland...
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labour candidate, supported by the Belfast Trades Council. Six Labour candidates were elected to Belfast Corporation in 1897 – the first Labour councillors...
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enclosures') is the main road through West Belfast, Northern Ireland, running from Divis Street in Belfast City Centre to Andersonstown in the suburbs...
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Crawford McCullagh (category High sheriffs of Belfast)
elected to Belfast Corporation for the Irish Unionist Party. In 1911, he was the High Sheriff of Belfast, and from 1914 to 1917 Lord Mayor of Belfast. McCullagh...
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The Royal Belfast Academical Institution is an independent grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. With the support of Belfast's leading reformers...
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William Kennedy Gibson (category Politicians from Belfast)
the Belfast Corporation as an independent Unionist, with the support of the Belfast Citizens' Association. He defeated future Lord Mayor of Belfast William...
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Alexander Bowman (Irish politician) (category Trade unionists from Belfast)
before returning to Belfast as a socialist activist. He was elected to the Belfast Corporation for the Belfast Labour Party in 1897, coming top of the...
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Adlai Stevenson I (section Vice presidency (1893–1897))
who served as the 23rd vice president of the United States from 1893 to 1897 under President Grover Cleveland. A member of the Democratic Party, Stevenson...
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complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1897. Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments...
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