Hugh Colohan
Irish politician (1868–1931)
Hugh Colohan | |
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| 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(1931-04-15) (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
- ^ 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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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Kildare–Wicklow constituency
This table is transcluded from Kildare–Wicklow (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
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| 2nd | 1921 | Erskine Childers (SF) | Domhnall Ua Buachalla (SF) | Robert Barton (SF) | Christopher Byrne (SF) | Art O'Connor (SF) | |||||
| 3rd | 1922 | Hugh Colohan (Lab) | James Everett (Lab) | Robert Barton (AT-SF) | Christopher Byrne (PT-SF) | Richard Wilson (FP) | |||||
| 4th | 1923 | Constituency abolished. See Kildare and Wicklow | |||||||||
