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Sir David Douglas Reid, 1st Baronet, JP (24 August 1872 – 23 March 1939) was the Unionist Member of Parliament for Down from 1922 until his death in 1939.[2]

Sir David Douglas Reid Bt JP MP
Born	24 August 1872
Died	23 March 1939 London
Resting place	Kilmore, County Down
Occupation	Barrister, Politician
Nationality	British
Alma mater	New College, Oxford (B.A. 1896)
Spouse	Florence Reid[1] (m.1904)
Children	none

Only son of Joseph Reid,[3] of 22 Elmwood Avenue, Belfast, he attended Queens College, Belfast and New College, Oxford, graduating with 1st Class Honours in History.[4] He then became a barrister at the Inner Temple[5] and was called to the Bar in 1898.[3] He contested East Tyrone in 1910 before becoming a Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for East Down from 1918 to 1922, when the constituency was abolished. He was Chairman of the Ulster Unionist Party at Westminster.[6]

In 1936, when appointed Sheriff of Down, he was created a Baronet, of Rademon.[7] (Prior to his creation as a baronet, he was known as "D. D. Reid"). Upon his death the baronetcy became extinct.^{[citation needed]}

Sir David died in Brown's Hotel, London[8] and was buried in Kilmore, Crossgar, Co. Down.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir David Reid
• "Reid, David Douglas" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 216  – via Wikisource.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Craig	Member of Parliament for East Down 1918–1922	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Down 1922–1939 With: John Simms 1922–31 Viscount Castlereagh 1931–39	Succeeded by James Little Viscount Castlereagh
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Rademon) 1936–1939	Extinct

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