John McHugh ( fl. 1898–1945) was an

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. McHugh worked as a farmer. In 1898, he was elected to

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, serving until 1922.Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Biographies
/ref> By the end of this period, he was the Chairman of the council.Introduction: Cahir Healy Papers
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, p.7 He was elected for the Nationalist Party in Fermanagh and Tyrone at the 1925 Northern Ireland general election, taking his seat in November 1927, but standing down at the 1929 general election. That same year, he was elected to the

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and served until 1945.

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