Brigadier-General Sir Robert Chaine Alexander McCalmont KCVO CBE DSO DL (29 August 1881 – 4 November 1953) was a Northern Irish unionist politician and British Army officer.[1]
Sir Robert McCalmont | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Antrim East | |
| In office 1913–1919 | |
| Preceded by | James Martin McCalmont |
| Succeeded by | George Boyle Hanna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Chaine Alexander McCalmont 29 August 1881 Merrion Square East, Dublin |
| Died | 4 November 1953 (aged 72) Dublin |
| Political party | Irish Unionist |
| Parents |
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| Education | Eton College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit | Royal Warwickshire Regiment Irish Guards |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
Macalmont was born in Merrion Square East in Dublin, the son of Colonel and MP James Martin McCalmont, and Mary Caroline Roman. He was educated at Eton College.[1]
In 1900, he joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and served in the Second Boer War.[1]
After the death of his father, Robert Macalmont took his father's seat as an Irish Unionist MP in the House of Commons for Antrim East at the 1913 by-election.[1]
He served with the Irish Guards in the First World War, and reached the rank of Brigadier-General. He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in the 1917 New Year Honours and a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1937 Coronation Honours.[2] He was appointed Honorary Colonel of 48th (South Midland) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, on 16 July 1937.[3] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1952.[1]
He died in a Dublin nursing home in 1953, aged 72.[1]
References
editExternal links
edit- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert McCalmont
- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource.
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