Hugh Colohan Explained

Hugh Colohan
Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:August 1923
Term End:15 April 1931
Constituency:Kildare
Term Start2:June 1922
Term End2:August 1923
Birth Date: 1870
Birth Place:County Kildare, Ireland

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.

Notes and References

  1. The Irish Times (16 April 1931), page 8
  2. Web site: Colohan, Hugh (Hubert). Dictionary of Irish Biography. White. Lawrence William. Rouse. John. October 2009. 10 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Hugh Colohan. Oireachtas Members Database. 7 October 2008.
  4. Web site: Hugh Colohan. ElectionsIreland.org. 7 October 2008.