Peter O'Loghlen explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:May 1944
Term End:February 1948
Term Start1:June 1938
Term End1:June 1943
Constituency1:Clare
Office2:Senator
Term Start2:8 September 1943
Term End2:30 May 1944
Constituency2:Nominated by the Taoiseach
Party:Fianna Fáil
Birth Place:County Clare, Ireland
Death Place:County Clare, Ireland

Peter Joseph O'Loghlen (1883 – 25 October 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A publican, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency at the 1938 general election.[1] He was lost his Dáil seat at the 1943 general election but was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 4th Seanad.[2]

He regained his Dáil seat at the 1944 general election. He did not contest the 1948 general election. O'Loghlen was a leading member of, and main political representative for the conservative Catholic group, An Ríoghacht.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter O'Loghlen. Oireachtas Members Database. 10 February 2009.
  2. Web site: Peter O'Loghlen. ElectionsIreland.org. 10 February 2009.
  3. Maurice Curtis, A Challenge to Democracy: Militant Catholicism in Modern Ireland, The History Press Ireland, 2010, p. 55