Joseph Hughes (18 September 1905 – 20 January 1960) was an Irish

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politician who served as a

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(TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 1948 to 1960. Hughes worked as a farmer in County Kilkenny before entering politics. He was elected as a Fine Gael TD at the 1948 general election for Carlow–Kilkenny, and held the seat until his death in 1960, aged 54. The resulting by-election for his seat was held on 23 June 1960 won by the

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candidate Patrick Teehan.

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