William John Duffy (7 April 1865 – 1 January 1945) was an Irish nationalist politician from County Galway.[1] He was one of the few people to have served both in the United Kingdom House of Commons and in Dáil Éireann.
William Duffy | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1927 – September 1927 | |
| Constituency | Galway |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office October 1900 – December 1918 | |
| Constituency | South Galway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1865 County Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 1 January 1945 (aged 79) County Galway, Ireland |
| Political party | National League Party |
| Other political affiliations | Irish Parliamentary Party |
His parents were Laurence Duffy from Lisduff, County Galway (1827–1872) and Mary Higgins of Athenry, County Galway (1827–1899).[citation needed]
Duffy was elected at the 1900 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Galway,[2] as an Irish Parliamentary Party candidate, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1918 general election by the Sinn Féin candidate Frank Fahy.[3]
At the June 1927 Irish general election, he was elected as National League Party Teachta Dála (TD) for Galway.[4] He did not contest the September 1927 Irish general election.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "M", part 2". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ Brian M. Walker, ed. (1978). Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 353. ISBN 0-901714-12-7.
- ^ Walker, op. cit, page 189
- ^ "William Duffy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "William Duffy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
External links
edit- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Duffy
- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource.