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James Crowley

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James Crowley

Birth
Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
Death
21 Jul 1946 (aged 65–66)
Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
Burial
Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland Add to Map
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Aged 66, married a veterinary surgeon. He died at Church Street, Listowel. He died from cancer. The informant was his son Michael Crowley.

He qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Trinity College, Dublin.
He was jailed in for reading The Proclamation of Independence in Listowel on 15th August 1918.

Dáil Biography:
Born in County Kerry, Crowley was a veterinary surgeon and a member of the Irish Volunteers. He was elected at the 1918 general election as a Sinn Féin MP for the Kerry North constituency. At the official roll call, Crowley was marked "fé ghlas ag Gallaibh" - imprisoned by the foreign enemy.

During the War of Independence he was interned in the Curragh Camp. He was elected at the 1921 election as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) for Kerry–Limerick West and was released after the truce.

WIKIPEDIA:
James Crowley (1880 – 21 July 1946) was an Irish nationalist politician and veterinary surgeon. He was born in County Kerry. 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. 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).
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. He lost his seat at the 1932 general election and retired from politics.
Aged 66, married a veterinary surgeon. He died at Church Street, Listowel. He died from cancer. The informant was his son Michael Crowley.

He qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Trinity College, Dublin.
He was jailed in for reading The Proclamation of Independence in Listowel on 15th August 1918.

Dáil Biography:
Born in County Kerry, Crowley was a veterinary surgeon and a member of the Irish Volunteers. He was elected at the 1918 general election as a Sinn Féin MP for the Kerry North constituency. At the official roll call, Crowley was marked "fé ghlas ag Gallaibh" - imprisoned by the foreign enemy.

During the War of Independence he was interned in the Curragh Camp. He was elected at the 1921 election as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) for Kerry–Limerick West and was released after the truce.

WIKIPEDIA:
James Crowley (1880 – 21 July 1946) was an Irish nationalist politician and veterinary surgeon. He was born in County Kerry. 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. 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).
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. He lost his seat at the 1932 general election and retired from politics.

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