Ulster Reform Club
The Ulster Reform Club is a gentleman's club at No. 4, Royal Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It first opened in January 1885.
The club was originally built by Ulster members of the Liberal Party, to celebrate William Gladstone's victory in the 1880 UK general election. However, by 1886, its leadership was dominated by supporters of the Liberal Unionist Party, including Fred Crawford, and they formed a political committee to further the cause of the union of Britain and Ireland.
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