Hugh Alexander Law (28 July 1872 – 2 April 1943) was an Irish nationalist politician.[1] He represented constituencies in County Donegal as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons and later as a Teachta Dála (TD) in Dáil Éireann.[2]
Hugh Law | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1927 – February 1932 | |
| Constituency | Donegal |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 25 April 1902 – 14 December 1918 | |
| Preceded by | James Boyle |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Sweeney |
| Constituency | West Donegal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1872 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 2 April 1943 (aged 70) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Cumann na nGaedheal |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse | Charlotte Stuart |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent |
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| Education | Rugby School |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
A barrister, he was the second son of Hugh Law, who had been Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1881 to 1883,[3] and his wife Helen White, and was educated in England at Rugby School and University College, Oxford.[2]
He was returned as an Irish Parliamentary Party member of the Westminster parliament for West Donegal at an unopposed by-election in April 1902,[4][5] and was unopposed at successive general elections until he stood down at the 1918 general election,[5] when the seat was won by Joseph Sweeney of Sinn Féin.
A supporter of the pro-war policy of John Redmond during World War I, he held a number of administrative positions in London: in the secretariat of the Ministry of Munitions (1915–1916), the news department of the Foreign Office (1916–1918), and the advisory council of the Ministry of Reconstruction (1918).[2]
At the 1923 Irish general election he was an unsuccessful Farmers' Party candidate for the 5th Dáil in the Donegal constituency.[6] He stood again as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate at the June 1927 general election and was elected to the 6th Dáil.[7] Law was re-elected at the September 1927 general election, but lost his seat at the 1932 general election, and did not stand again.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "D", part 2". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c Coleman, Marie. "Law, Hugh Alexander". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Irish News (Belfast), 3 April 2012
- ^ "No. 27429". The London Gazette. 29 April 1902. p. 2860.
- ^ a b Brian M. Walker, ed. (1978). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 978-0-901714-12-1.
- ^ Brian M. Walker, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 978-0-901714-96-1. ISSN 0332-0286.
- ^ "Hugh Law". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Hugh Law". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
External links
edit- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Hugh Law
- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource.