Archie Heron
Archibald Heron (29 August 1896 – 10 May 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade unionist.
Archie Heron | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office July 1937 – June 1938 | |
| Constituency | Dublin North-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1896 Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland |
| Died | 10 May 1971 (aged 74) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse |
Ina Connolly (m. 1920) |
| Children | 2 |
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
- "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.
- Ferriter, Diarmaid. "Heron, Archibald". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- "Archibald (Archie) Heron". Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- "Archie Heron". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- "Archie Heron". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- O'Connell, Brian (22 August 2011). "A United Front". The Irish Times.
- "James Connolly Heron (b. 1949)". Irish Life and Lore. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2020.