John Horgan (Irish politician)

John Horgan (1876 – 27 June 1955) was an Irish politician from Cork who had a very brief career as a parliamentary representative in the Irish Free State. He served for three months as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the National League Party, a short-lived party which advocated closer ties with the United Kingdom. He was a member of the Cork Corporation, served a term as Lord Mayor of Cork.

John Horgan
Lord Mayor of Cork
In office
1941–1942
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1927  September 1927
ConstituencyCork Borough
Personal details
Born1876 (1876)
Limerick, Ireland
Died27 June 1955(1955-06-27) (aged 79)
Cork, Ireland
Political partyNational League Party
Other political
affiliations

He was born in Limerick,[1] the son of a County Cork ironmonger,[1] and master plumber.

He was elected at the June 1927 general election as a TD for the Cork Borough constituency, taking his seat as one of eight National League TDs in the 5th Dáil.[2] However, the 5th Dáil was short-lived, and at the September 1927 general election Horgan and all but two of his party's TDs lost their seats.[3] The party went bankrupt in 1928, and was formally disbanded in 1931.

Horgan subsequently joined Cumann na nGaedheal, and stood again as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate in Cork Borough at the 1932 and 1933 general elections, but did not regain his seat.[4]

As a member of Fine Gael, Horgan was Lord Mayor of Cork for the term from 1941 to 1942.[5] He retired from Cork Corporation in 1949 after 25 years' membership.[6]

He died at his residence, at 2, The Orchards, Glasheen Road, Cork, on 27 June 1955 aged 79.[6] and is buried at St. Finbarr's Cemetery. His grandson, Seán O'Leary, served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1972 to 1973.[1]

References

  1. Cadogan, Tim & Falvey, Jeremiah: A Biographical Dictionary of Cork p.138, Four Courts Press (2006), ISBN 1-84682-030-8
  2. "John Horgan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  3. "John Horgan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  4. Walker, Brian M. (1992). Parliamentary Elections in Ireland 1918–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8.
  5. "Previous Mayors of Cork". Cork City Council. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. Irish Independent, 28 June 1955.
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