Robert Day (Irish politician, born 1884) explained

Robert Day
Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:June 1922
Term End:August 1923
Constituency:Cork Borough
Party:Labour Party
Birth Date:22 November 1884
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland
Death Place:Cork, Ireland

Robert Day (22 November 1884 – 1 May 1949)[1] was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.

He was born in Cork City to night watchman John Day and Mary Hogan, one of at least six children. He worked as a laundry van man and was married in October 1912 to laundress Christina O'Connell.

He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1922 general election.[2] He lost his seat at the 1923 general election.[3]

He died on 1 May 1949 in Cork.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Records - Birth of ROBERT DAY in 1884. IrishGenealogy.ie. 29 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Robert Day. Oireachtas Members Database. 21 November 2008.
  3. Web site: Robert Day. ElectionsIreland.org. 21 November 2008.
  4. Web site: General Registrar's Office. IrishGenealogy.ie. 18 September 2017.