Eugene Doherty
Eugene Doherty | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office August 1923 – January 1933 | |
| Constituency | Donegal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1862 County Donegal, Ireland |
| Died | 1 May 1937 (aged 75) |
| Party | Cumann na nGaedheal |
Eugene Doherty (22 January 1862 – 1 May 1937) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician. A civil servant before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal constituency at the 1923 general election.[1][2][3]
He was re-elected at each subsequent election until he lost his seat at the 1933 general election.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Eugene Doherty". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ↑ Gahan, David (2017). The Land Annuities Agitation in Ireland 1926-32 (PDF) (PhD thesis). National University of Ireland, Maynooth. p. 29. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ↑ Sweeney, Frank (October 2004). The Letterkenny & Burtonport Extension Railway 1903-47: Its social context and environment (PDF) (PhD thesis). National University of Ireland, Maynooth. pp. 164, 204. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ↑ McNulty, Chris (30 November 2024). "General Election: Disaster for Fine Gael in Donegal as party to lose its TD". Donegal Live. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
Cumann Na nGaedheal elected three TDs in Donegal in 1927 - Eugene Doherty, Hugh Law, Michael Og McFadden - and four in 1923 - Doherty, Peter Ward, Patrick McFadden and Patrick McGoldrick.
- ↑ Took, Christopher; Donnelly, Seán. "Eugene Doherty". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ↑ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis (PDF). PSAI Press. pp. 29, 60, 99, 130, 161, 183. ISBN 0-9519748-1-5.