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James Cosgrave

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James Cosgrave
Teachta Dála
In office
August 1923 – June 1927
ConstituencyGalway
Member of Parliament
In office
December 1914 – December 1918
ConstituencyEast Galway
Personal details
Born(1865-09-12)12 September 1865
Eyrecourt, County Galway, Ireland
Died18 April 1936(1936-04-18) (aged 70)
Dublin, Ireland
Political party
Other political
affiliations

James Cosgrave (12 September 1865 – 18 April 1936; surname also spelt as Cosgrove) was an Irish nationalist politician, and also one of the few parliamentarians who served in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom and in Dáil Éireann.

Born in Skehanagh, Eyrecourt, County Galway, he was the son of Michael Cosgrave and Margaret Kirwan.[1]

He was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for East Galway in the 4 December 1914 by-election for the Irish Parliamentary Party on the death of John Roche. He did not contest the 1918 general election, and the seat was won by Liam Mellows of Sinn Féin.

He successfully ran as an Independent Nationalist at the 1923 general election and was elected for the Galway constituency.[2] At the 1927 June and September 1927 elections, he unsuccessfully ran as a National League Party candidate.[3]

In later years, he was associated with Fianna Fáil. He was later a member of Galway County Council and chairman of Ballinasloe Mental Hospital Committee.

Cosgrave remarried in 1923 and moved to Dublin, where he died at his residence at Baggot House, 91 Lower Baggot St. He is buried in Quansboro, Killimor, County Galway.

References

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  1. ^ "Irish Genealogy" (PDF). civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ "James Cosgrave". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. ^ "James Cosgrave". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

Sources

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  • "Mr. James Cosgrove, Skehanagh, Eyrecourt", Connacht Tribune, 25 April 1936.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for East Galway
19141918
Succeeded by