Herbert Charles Mellows (29 March 1896 – 25 February 1942) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician, and the brother of Liam Mellows.[1]

Barney Mellows
Teachta Dála
In office
August 1923 – June 1927
ConstituencyGalway
Personal details
Born
Herbert Charles Mellows

(1896-03-29)29 March 1896
Dublin, Ireland
Died25 February 1942(1942-02-25) (aged 45)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partySinn Féin
Military service
Branch/service
Battles/wars

Career edit

He was Director of Finance and commander of the 2nd Company in Dolphins Barn in the organisation, Fianna Éireann from August 1915 until the Easter Rising in 1916.[2] From January 1917 to June 1917 he became Adjutant general of the organization.[3]

He was elected at the 1923 general election as Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway constituency, but in accordance with Sinn Féin's abstentionist policy, he did not take his seat.[4] He lost his seat at the June 1927 general election, and did not stand again.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Herbert Mellows". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  2. ^ Murphy, Eamon. "Mellows, Herbert Charles ('Barney')". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ Witness Statement of Joseph Reynolds to Bureau of Military History
  4. ^ a b "Barney Mellows". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

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