Archibald Heron (29 August 1896 – 10 May 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade unionist. He was born in Portadown,

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, to a presbyterian family, one of seven children of Samuel Heron, a physician and surgeon, and his wife Bessie (née Beck). He was educated locally before moving to Belfast in 1912. He joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and moved to Dublin in 1912 where he became involved in the

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. He was elected to

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as a Labour Party

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(TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency at the 1937 general election. He lost his seat at the 1938 general election. He was unsuccessful in both the 1927 general elections in Sligo–Leitrim. He was a longtime member of Dublin's United Arts Club. He married Ina Connolly, daughter of the socialist republican revolutionary James Connolly. He served as a bodyguard for

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during the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heron, Archie People from County Armagh 1896 births 1971 deaths Labour Party (Ireland) TDs Members of the 9th Dáil Irish trade unionists