James Hughes (Irish politician)

For James Joseph Hughes of Cumann na nGaedheal, see Seamus Hughes (trade unionist).

James Hughes
Teachta Dála
In office June 1938 – 1 January 1948
Constituency	Carlow–Kildare
Personal details
Born	1895 (1895) County Carlow, Ireland
Died	1 January 1948(1948-01-01) (aged 52–53) County Carlow, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael

James Hughes (1895 – 1 January 1948)^[1] was an Irish Fine Gael politician. A farmer, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kildare constituency in the 1938 general election.^[2] He was re-elected at the 1943 and 1944 general elections.^[3] He died on 1 January 1948 during the course of the 12th Dáil, which was dissolved on 12 January 1948, and no by-election was held for his seat.

References

1. "Death of Mr James Hughes, TD". Kilkenny People. 3 January 1948.
2. "James Hughes". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
3. "James Hughes". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 February 2009.