James Crowley (16 October 1879 – 21 January 1946) was an Irish nationalist politician and veterinary surgeon. He was born at William Street in Listowel, County Kerry and was the son of butcher Michael Crowley and Jane O'Connor. He was a member of the Irish Volunteers. He was elected at the 1918 general election as a Sinn Féin MP for the Kerry North constituency.[1] In January 1919, Sinn Féin MPs refused to recognise the Parliament of the United Kingdom and instead assembled at the Mansion House in Dublin as a revolutionary parliament called Dáil Éireann. At the official roll call, Crowley was marked "fé ghlas ag Gallaibh" (imprisoned by the foreign enemy).[2]
James Crowley | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office August 1923 – February 1932 | |
| Constituency | Kerry |
| In office May 1921 – August 1923 | |
| Constituency | Kerry–Limerick West |
| In office December 1918 – May 1921 | |
| Constituency | Kerry North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1879 County Kerry, Ireland |
| Died | 21 January 1946 (aged 66) |
| Political party | Cumann na nGaedheal |
| Other political affiliations | Sinn Féin (until 1923) |
| Spouse | Clementine Boursin |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Veterinary Surgeon |
During the War of Independence he was interned in the Curragh Camp. He was elected at the 1921 elections as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) for Kerry–Limerick West and was released after the truce. He supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted in favour of it. He was re-elected at the 1922 general election as a Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin TD and subsequently as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD at the 1923 general election for the Kerry constituency.[3] He lost his seat at the 1932 general election and retired from politics.[3]
Crowley was married in Tralee in November 1909 to Clementine Boursin and raised a family. [4]
Sources
edit- Todd Andrews (1979), Dublin Made Me.
References
edit- ^ "James Crowley". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ "Roll call of the first sitting of the First Dáil". Dáil Éireann Historical Debates (in Irish). 21 January 1919. Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ a b "James Crowley". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ "Remembering James Crowley, first among Kerry TDs". The Kerryman. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
External links
edit- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource.