Robert Day (Irish politician, born 1884)

Robert Day (22 November 1884 – 1 May 1949)[1] was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.

Robert Day
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1922 – August 1923
ConstituencyCork Borough
Personal details
Born(1884-11-22)22 November 1884
Cork, Ireland
Died1 May 1949(1949-05-01) (aged 64)
Cork, Ireland
Political partyLabour Party

He was born in Cork City to night watchman John Day and Mary Hogan, one of at least six children. He worked as a laundry van man and was married in October 1912 to laundress Christina O'Connell.

He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1922 general election.[2] He lost his seat at the 1923 general election.[3]

He died on 1 May 1949 in Cork.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Civil Records - Birth of ROBERT DAY in 1884" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Robert Day". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Robert Day". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
  4. ^ "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 18 September 2017.

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