Alex Donnelly

Alexander Ernest Donnelly, known as Alex Donnelly (died 9 May 1958), was a nationalist politician and solicitor in Ireland.

Donnelly studied at the Christian Brothers School in Omagh and the Royal University of Ireland. He was elected to Tyrone County Council in 1914, holding his seat until 1951, holding the post of council chairman from 1920 to 1924. He was also a member of Omagh Urban District Council. In 1916, he was a founder member of Sinn Féin in the county, alongside Cahir Healy, James McHugh and Basil McGuckin.[1]

At the 1925 Northern Ireland general election, Donnelly was elected for the Nationalist Party in Fermanagh and Tyrone. He first took his seat in November 1927. His seat was abolished in 1929, and he was instead elected for West Tyrone. He held this seat until he retired in 1949.[2]

References

  1. ^ Brendan Lynn, Holding the Ground: The Nationalist Party in Northern Ireland, 1945 - 72 (1997), ISBN 1-85521-980-8
  2. ^ "Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons". Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and Tyrone
1925–1929
With: Edward Archdale
Rowley Elliott
William Thomas Miller
Cahir Healy
Thomas Harbison
James Cooper
John McHugh 		Constituency divided
New constituency Member of Parliament for West Tyrone
1929–1949 		Succeeded by