John Daly (Irish politician)

John Daly
Teachta Dála
In office August 1923 – 23 February 1932
Constituency	Cork East
Personal details
Born	(1867-03-23)23 March 1867 County Cork, Ireland
Died	23 February 1932(1932-02-23) (aged 64) County Cork, Ireland
Political party	Cumann na nGaedheal (1927–1932)
Other political affiliations	Independent Labour (1923–1927)

John Daly (23 March 1867 – 23 February 1932) was an Irish politician, vintner and baker. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as an Independent Labour Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork East constituency at the 1923 general election.^[1]

Daly was re-elected at the June 1927 general election. In August 1927, after the dissolution of the 5th Dáil, he was among a number of independents who joined Cumann na nGaedheal, with Bryan Cooper and Vincent Rice, formerly of the National League.^[2][3] At the September 1927 general election he was elected as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD.^[4] He was re-elected at the 1932 general election but died one week later. No by-election was held to fill his seat.

References

1. "John Daly". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
2. "Mr. Cosgrave And The Oath". The Times. 30 August 1927.
3. "Government's New Recruits". The Irish Times. 29 August 1927. p. 7.
4. "John Daly". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 30 March 2009.