Thomas Bolger (Irish politician) explained

Thomas Bolger
Office3:Teachta Dála
Term Start3:March 1925
Term End3:June 1927
Constituency3:Carlow–Kilkenny
Birth Date:29 March 1882
Party:Cumann na nGaedheal

Thomas Bolger (29 March 1882 – 1 May 1938) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician who was a Teachta Dála (TD) for two years in the 1920s.[1]

Bolger was an unsuccessful Cumann na nGaedheal candidate in the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency at the 1923 general election. He stood again at a by-election on 11 March 1925, following the resignation of Carlow–Kilkenny TD Seán Gibbons, and was elected to the 4th Dáil.[2]

He did not contest the June 1927 general election, but stood unsuccessfully in Carlow–Kilkenny as an independent candidate at the 1932 general election.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas Bolger. Oireachtas Members Database. 29 April 2012.
  2. Web site: Thomas Bolger. ElectionsIreland.org. 29 April 2012.