Harry Boland
Harry Boland (27 April 1887 – 1 August 1922) was an Irish republican politician who served as President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood from 1919 to 1920. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1922.
Harry Boland | |
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Boland in 1919 | |
| President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood | |
| In office 1 May 1919 – 13 September 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Seán McGarry |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Moylett |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office May 1921 – 1 August 1922 | |
| Constituency | Mayo South–Roscommon South |
| In office December 1918 – May 1921 | |
| Constituency | Roscommon South |
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| Born | Henry James Boland 27 April 1887 Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 1 August 1922 (aged 35) Merrion Road, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
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| Education | Synge Street CBS |
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| Allegiance | |
| Years of service | 1913–1922 |
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He was elected at the 1918 general election as the MP for Roscommon South, but as with other Sinn Féin candidates, he did not take seat in the British House of Commons, serving instead as a TD in the First Dáil.
At the 1921 general election, Boland was elected to the second Dáil as one of the TDs for the Mayo South–Roscommon South. He was re-elected in 1922 as an Anti-Treaty candidate, but died two months later in the Irish Civil War.
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