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Archie Heron
Teachta Dála
In office
July 1937 – June 1938
Constituency Dublin North-West
Personal details
Born(1896-08-29)29 August 1896
Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland
Died10 May 1971(1971-05-10) (aged 74)
Dublin, Ireland
Political party Labour Party
Spouse
Ina Connolly
( m. 1920)
Children2

Archibald Heron (29 August 1896 – 10 May 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade unionist.

He was born in Portadown, County Armagh, to a presbyterian family, one of seven children of Samuel Heron, a physician and surgeon, and his wife Bessie (née Beck). [1] He was educated locally before moving to Belfast in 1912. [2] He joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and moved to Dublin in 1912 where he became involved in the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union. [3]

He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency at the 1937 general election. [4] He lost his seat at the 1938 general election. [5] He was unsuccessful in both the 1927 general elections in Sligo–Leitrim.

He was a longtime member of Dublin's United Arts Club. [6] He married Ina Connolly, daughter of the socialist republican revolutionary James Connolly. He served as a bodyguard for Michael Collins during the Irish War of Independence. [7]

References

  1. ^ "Births registered in the District of Portadown in the Union of Lurgan in the County of Armagh" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. 12 January 1897. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ Ferriter, Diarmaid. "Heron, Archibald". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Archibald (Archie) Heron". Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Archie Heron". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  5. ^ "Archie Heron". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  6. ^ O'Connell, Brian (22 August 2011). "A United Front". The Irish Times.
  7. ^ "James Connolly Heron (b. 1949)". Irish Life and Lore. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
Trade union offices
Preceded by Treasurer of the Irish Trades Union Congress
1925
Succeeded by
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Archie Heron
Teachta Dála
In office
July 1937 – June 1938
Constituency Dublin North-West
Personal details
Born(1896-08-29)29 August 1896
Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland
Died10 May 1971(1971-05-10) (aged 74)
Dublin, Ireland
Political party Labour Party
Spouse
Ina Connolly
( m. 1920)
Children2

Archibald Heron (29 August 1896 – 10 May 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade unionist.

He was born in Portadown, County Armagh, to a presbyterian family, one of seven children of Samuel Heron, a physician and surgeon, and his wife Bessie (née Beck). [1] He was educated locally before moving to Belfast in 1912. [2] He joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and moved to Dublin in 1912 where he became involved in the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union. [3]

He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency at the 1937 general election. [4] He lost his seat at the 1938 general election. [5] He was unsuccessful in both the 1927 general elections in Sligo–Leitrim.

He was a longtime member of Dublin's United Arts Club. [6] He married Ina Connolly, daughter of the socialist republican revolutionary James Connolly. He served as a bodyguard for Michael Collins during the Irish War of Independence. [7]

References

  1. ^ "Births registered in the District of Portadown in the Union of Lurgan in the County of Armagh" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. 12 January 1897. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ Ferriter, Diarmaid. "Heron, Archibald". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Archibald (Archie) Heron". Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Archie Heron". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  5. ^ "Archie Heron". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  6. ^ O'Connell, Brian (22 August 2011). "A United Front". The Irish Times.
  7. ^ "James Connolly Heron (b. 1949)". Irish Life and Lore. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
Trade union offices
Preceded by Treasurer of the Irish Trades Union Congress
1925
Succeeded by

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