Barney Mellows Explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:August 1923
Term End:June 1927
Constituency:Galway
Birth Name:Herbert Charles Mellows
Birth Date:29 March 1896
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Irish

Herbert Charles Mellows (29 March 1896 – 25 February 1942) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician, and the brother of Liam Mellows.[1]

Career

He was Director of Finance and commander of the 2nd Company in Dolphins Barn in the organisation, Fianna Éireann from August 1915 until the Easter Rising in 1916.[2] From January 1917 to June 1917 he became Adjutant general of the organization.[3]

He was elected at the 1923 general election as Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway constituency, but in accordance with Sinn Féin's abstentionist policy, he did not take his seat.[4] He lost his seat at the June 1927 general election, and did not stand again.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herbert Mellows. Oireachtas Members Database. 9 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Mellows, Herbert Charles ('Barney'). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Murphy. Eamon. 25 April 2022.
  3. Witness Statement of Joseph Reynolds to Bureau of Military History
  4. Web site: Barney Mellows. ElectionsIreland.org. 9 May 2012.