1873 Tyrone by-election

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The 1873 Tyrone by-election was fought on 7 April 1873. The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent MP of the Conservative Party, Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry. It was won by the Conservative candidate Henry William Lowry-Corry. [1]

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  1. Rayment, Leigh. "THE HOUSE OF COMMONS CONSTITUENCIES BEGINNING WITH "T"". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)