Background
James Pringle was the son of Henry Pringle, of Clonbay House, Clones, Company Monaghan, Ireland.
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James Pringle
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He was admitted, firstly as a solicitor in 1900, and was then called to the Bar of Ireland at King"s Inns, Dublin twelve years later. Pringle stood for the United Kingdom Parliament in Fermanagh and Tyrone in the 1922 and 1923 United Kingdom general elections, on each occasion being narrowly defeated by two Nationalist Party members. In 1924, the Nationalists stood aside, and Pringle was elected alongside fellow Ulster Unionist Party member Charles Falls, easily beating two Sinn Féin members.
Pringle did not stand in 1929, when two Nationalist Party members gained the constituency unopposed.
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1929, Pringle stood as a Local Option candidate in Larne, but was not elected. Pringle lived at Cranmore Park, Malone Road, Belfast.
Membership
34th United Kingdom Parliament]
After just nine years, in 1921, he was called to the Inner Bar - becoming King"s Counsel (KC). Traditionally, one must be a member of the utter bar for ten years.
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Political Party
Nationalist Party
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Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest military decoration awarded for valour 'in the face of the enemy' to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest military decoration awarded for valour 'in the face of the enemy' to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.