James Crowley

James Crowley

James Crowley (died 21 January 1946) was an Irish nationalist and politician. He was born in County Kerry. He was a member of the Irish Volunteers. He was elected in the 1918 Westminster Election as a Sinn Féin MP for the constituency of Kerry North. During the War of Independence he was interned in the Curragh. He was elected in the 1921 elections as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) for Kerry-Limerick West and was released after the truce. He supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty. He was re-elected in the 1922 general election as a Sinn Féin TD and subsequently as a Cumann na nGaedhael TD in the 1923 general election for Kerry. He lost his seat in the 1932 general election and retired from politics.

ource

*Todd Andrews (1979), Dublin Made Me.
* [http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=1134 Electoral History]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Crowley (surname) — The name Crowley may derive from the Irish or the English. The Irish Crowleys are more numerous and are known in Irish as O Cruadhlaoich or Ua Cruadhlaoich , a Gaelic name meaning descendant of the hard hero or descendant of the hardy warrior ,… …   Wikipedia

  • James Paget — Sir James Paget (11 de enero de 1814 – 30 de diciembre de 1899) fue un cirujano y patólogo británico, recordado fundamentalmente por la enfermedad de Paget[1 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Crowley's — Industry Department store Fate liquidated; sold to Value City Successor Value City Founded 1909 Defunct 1999 Headquarters …   Wikipedia

  • James N. Rowe — James Nicholas Rowe then Major James N. Rowe on the cover of his book, Five Years to Freedom Nickname Nick …   Wikipedia

  • James Frain — Données clés Nom de naissance James Dominic Frain Naissance 14&# …   Wikipédia en Français

  • James Anderton —     James Anderton     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► James Anderton     An English Catholic, b. 1557; d. 1618. He belonged to the well known Catholic family of Lostock Hall, Lancashire, and inherited extensive estates there from his parents,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • James F. Bowman — (January 21, 1826 – April 29, 1882) was a journalist and poet in Northern California, and a co founder of the Bohemian Club. Bowman served on several newspapers in Placerville, Sacramento and San Francisco during a 24 year career. Through his… …   Wikipedia

  • James Fremin —     James Fremin     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► James Fremin     Jesuit missionary to the American Indians; b. at Reims, 12 March, 1628; d. at Quebec, 2 July, 1691. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1646 and in 1655 set out for the Onondaga… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • James W. Blanchard — James William Blanchard was an American submarine commander during the Pacific War.Blanchard graduated the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland with the Class of 1927. [Blair, Clay, Jr. Silent Victory (Philadelphia: Lippincott,… …   Wikipedia

  • James Paget — Sir James Paget (11 January 1814 ndash; 30 December 1899) was a British surgeon and pathologist who is best remembered for Paget s diseasePaget J., On a from of chronic inflammation of bones (osteitis deformans) , Trans Med Chir Soc,… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”