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Eamon Corbett

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Eamon Corbett
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1943 – May 1944
ConstituencyGalway West
In office
June 1935 – July 1937
ConstituencyGalway
Personal details
Born1890
County Galway, Ireland
Died21 August 1945(1945-08-21) (aged 54–55)
County Galway, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil

Eamon Corbett (1890 – 21 August 1945) was an Irish revolutionary and Fianna Fáil politician.[1]

Revolutionary period

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Corbett took part in the 1916 Easter Rising in County Galway with the Irish Volunteers.[2] He escaped to the United States of America in September 1916 and was involved in republican circles until he returned to Ireland in November 1917. During an attempt to evade arrest in March 1918, Corbett fired at the police and was captured. He was imprisoned from September 1918 until September 1919. During the Irish War of Independence, he took part in a number of operations and attacks on British forces. During the Truce period, Corbett was appointed Divisional Vice Commandant of 1 Western Division, IRA. Taking the anti-Treaty side in the [Irish Civil War], he was captured early on by National Army forces in July 1922 and interned in Limerick Prison and Newbridge Camp, County Kildare until early 1924. Corbett later applied to the Irish government for a service pension under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 and was awarded 10 and 29/84 years service in 1936 at Grade C for his service with the Irish Volunteers and the IRA between 1 April 1916 and 30 September 1923.[3]

Politics

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He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway constituency at a 1935 by-election caused by the death of Martin McDonogh of Fine Gael. He lost his seat at the 1937 general election.[4] He was re-elected for the Galway West constituency at the 1943 general election. He did not contest the 1944 general election.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Eamon Corbett". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  2. ^ See Corbett's successful application for a military service pension under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934. Available online at Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection - http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx?formtype=advanced. Reference number MSP34REF2878
  3. ^ Irish Military Archives, Military Service (1916-1923) Pension Collection, Eamon Corbett, MSP34REF2878. Available online at http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx?formtype=advanced.
  4. ^ a b "Eamon Corbett". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 17 December 2008.