George Nicolls
George Nicolls | |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence | |
| In office 1925–1927 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office May 1921 – June 1922 | |
| In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
| In office August 1923 – June 1927 | |
| Constituency | Galway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1884 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 11 May 1942 (aged 57–58) |
George Nicolls (1884 – 11 May 1942[1]), also known as Seoirse Mac Niocaill, was an Irish politician and solicitor. In the lead-up to the Easter Rising, a rebel plan for Galway town was prepared at Nicolls' home at 2 University Road. He was arrested in Galway on Easter Tuesday before the town Volunteers could be mobilised. He spent most of the period from 1916-21 in prison in England.[2]
He was first elected at the 1921 elections for the Galway constituency as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) to the 2nd Dáil while still imprisoned.[3] In January 1922, he was appointed Assistant Minister for Home Affairs in the Government of the 2nd Dáil.[citation needed]
Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty, he sided with Michael Collins and voted in favour of it. He was re-elected at the 1922 general election as a pro-Treaty Sinn Féin TD.[4] At the 1923 general election, he was re-elected as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD. In the 4th Dáil, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence and served from 1925–27. He did not stand at the June 1927 general election.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "George Nicolls (1884–1942)". galwaydecadeofcommemoration.org. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "George Nicolls". advertiser.ie. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "George Nicolls". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ^ "George Nicolls". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
Intelligence files[]
British Army military intelligence file for George Nicholls
Prosecution of George Nicholls; Possession of Seditious Documents
External links[]
- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource.
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