John Horgan (1876 – 27 June 1955) was an Irish politician from

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who had a very brief career as a parliamentary representative in the

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. He served for three months as a

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(TD) for the

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, a short-lived party which advocated closer ties with the

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. He was a member of the

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, served a term as

Lord Mayor of Cork The Lord Mayor of Cork ( ga, Ard-Mhéara Chathair Chorcaí) is the honorific title of the Chairperson ( ga, Cathaoirleach) of Cork City Council which is the local government body for the city of Cork (city), Cork in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. ...

. He was born in

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,Cadogan, Tim & Falvey, Jeremiah: ''A Biographical Dictionary of Cork'' p.138, Four Courts Press (2006), the son of a

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, and master

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. He was elected at the June 1927 general election as a TD for the Cork Borough constituency, taking his seat as one of eight National League TDs in the 5th Dáil. However, the 5th Dáil was short-lived, and at the September 1927 general election Horgan and all but two of his party's TDs lost their seats. The party went bankrupt in 1928, and was formally disbanded in 1931. Horgan subsequently joined

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 ...

, and stood again as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate in Cork Borough at the

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and

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general elections, but did not regain his seat. As a member of

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, Horgan was Lord Mayor of Cork for the term from 1941 to 1942. He retired from Cork Corporation in 1949 after 25 years' membership.''Irish Independent'', 28 June 1955. He died at his residence, at 2, The Orchards, Glasheen Road, Cork, on 27 June 1955 aged 79. and is buried at St. Finbarr's Cemetery. His grandson,

Seán O'Leary Seán A. O'Leary (7 June 1941 – 22 December 2006) was an Irish accountant, barrister, judge and Fine Gael politician and Senator. O'Leary served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1972 to 1973. He was an unsuccessful Fine Gael candidate for Dáil ...

, served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1972 to 1973.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Horgan, John 1876 births 1955 deaths Fine Gael politicians Local councillors in Cork (city) Lord Mayors of Cork National League Party TDs Members of the 5th Dáil People from Cork (city) Cumann na nGaedheal politicians