Barney Mellows

Barney Mellows
Teachta Dála
In office
August 1923 – June 1927
ConstituencyGalway
Personal details
Born
Herbert Charles Mellows

(1896-03-29)29 March 1896
Dublin, Ireland
Died25 February 1942(1942-02-25) (aged 45)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partySinn Féin
Military service
Branch/service
Battles/wars

Herbert Charles Mellows (29 March 1896 – 25 February 1942) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician, and the brother of Liam Mellows.[1]

Career

He was Director of Finance and commander of the 2nd Company in Dolphins Barn in the organisation, Fianna Éireann from August 1915 until the Easter Rising in 1916.[2] From January 1917 to June 1917 he became Adjutant general of the organization.[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 lost his seat at the June 1927 general election, and did not stand again.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Herbert Mellows". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  2. ^ Murphy, Eamon. "Mellows, Herbert Charles ('Barney')". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ Witness Statement of Joseph Reynolds to Bureau of Military History
  4. ^ a b "Barney Mellows". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 May 2012.