Hugh Colohan
Hugh Colohan | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office August 1923 – 15 April 1931 | |
| Constituency | Kildare |
| In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
| Constituency | Kildare–Wicklow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1870 County Kildare, Ireland |
| Died | 15 April 1931 (aged 60–61) |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Hugh Colohan (c. 1870 – 15 April 1931)[1] was an Irish Labour Party politician. A brick and stone layer before entering politics,[2] he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare–Wicklow constituency at the 1922 general election.[3]
He was re-elected at the 1923 general election for the Kildare constituency and was again re-elected at the June 1927 and September 1927 general elections.[4] He died in office in 1931 and the by-election caused by his death was won by Thomas Harris of Fianna Fáil.
References
[edit]- ^ The Irish Times (16 April 1931), page 8
- ^ White, Lawrence William; Rouse, John (October 2009). "Colohan, Hugh (Hubert)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Hugh Colohan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Hugh Colohan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
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