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William Duffy (politician)

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William Duffy
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1927 – September 1927
ConstituencyGalway
Member of Parliament
In office
October 1900 – December 1918
ConstituencySouth Galway
Personal details
Born(1865-04-07)7 April 1865
County Galway, Ireland
Died1 January 1945(1945-01-01) (aged 79)
County Galway, Ireland
Political partyNational League Party
Other political
affiliations
Irish Parliamentary Party

William John Duffy (7 April 1865 – 1 January 1945) was an Irish nationalist politician from County Galway.[1] He was one of the few people to have served both in the United Kingdom House of Commons and in Dáil Éireann.

His parents were Laurence Duffy from Lisduff, County Galway (1827–1872) and Mary Higgins of Athenry, County Galway (1827–1899).

Duffy was elected at the 1900 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Galway,[2] as an Irish Parliamentary Party candidate, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1918 general election by the Sinn Féin candidate Frank Fahy.[3]

At the June 1927 Irish general election, he was elected as National League Party Teachta Dála (TD) for Galway.[4] He did not contest the September 1927 Irish general election.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "M", part 2". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Brian M. Walker, ed. (1978). Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 353. ISBN 0-901714-12-7.
  3. ^ Walker, op. cit, page 189
  4. ^ "William Duffy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  5. ^ "William Duffy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for South Galway
19001918
Succeeded by