Barney Mellows

Herbert Charles "Barney" Mellows[1] (29 March 1896 – 25 February 1942) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician, and the brother of Liam Mellows.[2] He was Director of Finace and commander of the 2nd Company in Dolphins Barn in the organization, Fianna Eireann from August 1915 until the Easter Rising in 1916.[3]

He was elected at the 1923 general election as Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway constituency, but in accordance with Sinn Féin's abstentionist policy, he did not take his seat.[4] He was defeated in the June 1927 general election, and did not stand again.

References

  1. ↑ Recorded erroneously in Oireachtas Members Database as George Mellows.
  2. ↑ "Mr. Barney Mellows". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Witness Statement of Joseph Reynolds to Bureau of Military History
  4. ↑ "Barney Mellows". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

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