Thomas O'Donnell ( – 1945) was an Irish politician. He was elected unopposed as a
Sinn Féin
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The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur Gri ...
Teachta Dála
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(TD) to the
2nd Dáil at the
1921 elections for the
Sligo–Mayo East constituency.
He supported the
Anglo-Irish Treaty
The 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty ( ga , An Conradh Angla-Éireannach), commonly known in Ireland as The Treaty and officially the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was an agreement between the government of the ...
and
voted in favour of it. He was re-elected as a pro-Treaty Sinn Féin TD at the
1922 general election.
At the
1923 general election, he stood as a
Cumann na nGaedheal
Cumann na nGaedheal (; "Society of the Gaels") was a political party in the Irish Free State, which formed the government from 1923 to 1932. In 1933 it merged with smaller groups to form the Fine Gael party.
Origins
In 1922 the pro-Treaty G ...
candidate for the
Leitrim–Sligo constituency but he was not elected.
References
File:Piece 206-065; Thomas O'Donnell (1922).pdf, page=2, alt=British Army intelligence file for Thomas O'Donnell, British Army intelligence file for Thomas O'Donnell
1945 deaths
Early Sinn Féin TDs
Cumann na nGaedheal politicians
Members of the 2nd Dáil
Members of the 3rd Dáil
Year of birth uncertain
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