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Major J. H. McCormick, a member of the Ulster parliament was shot and severely wounded tonight by two assailants. Major McCormick is well known In Canada, where he was sheriff of
Lloydministor and raised a force known as McCormick's Devils in the World War.It was assumed the Belfast assault was
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Islandvale, 19 King's Rd, Knock then Vimy, 31 Gilnahirk Rd, Knock;; a professional soldier who fought in the Boer War then went to Lloydminster, Canada in 1901 and worked as an auctioneer, estate agent & deputy mayor; joined the Winnipeg Regiment to fight in 1st World War; married Evelyn
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Lloydminster, or, 5,000 miles with the Barr colonists
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Peel's Bibliography of the Canadian Prairies to 1953
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1008:"Ulster M.P. Wounded In Struggle With Two Men"
282:McCormick. He self-described his religion as "
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1029:MacManaway, James Godfrey (9 February 1950).
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259:McCormick was born in
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808:Peel, Bruce Braden.
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635:independent unionist
564:member of parliament
518:Member of Parliament
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72:Constituency created
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830:. 7 February 1950.
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617:Irish republicanism
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343:Saskatchewan Light
183:Campbell McCormick
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191:Profession
124:4 May 1955
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1088:. London.
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601:Orangemen
440:In August
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220:McCormick
62:1929–1938
58:In office
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611:Shooting
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