Charles McGleenan
Charles McGleenan (1895 – 1974
McGleenan was an Irish Republican Army volunteer during the Irish War of Independence. He was interned at Newbridge Prison, but successfully escaped. He subsequently worked as a farmer of apples.[2]
At the
In May 1950, the APL conference voted down a motion calling for abstentionism from the Parliament of Northern Ireland. McGleenan had been a supporter of the motion, and when a local convention selected him as their candidate for the South Armagh by-election in 1950, this was in clear opposition to party policy. Despite this, the executive did not intervene,[4] and McGleenan was able to defeat an Irish Labour Party candidate.[5]
McGleenan did not take his seat,
McGleenan held his seat in an uncontested election in 1953, but stood down at the 1958 general election.[5] At the 1966 general election, McGleenan stood again in Armagh, on this occasion taking 28% of the vote.[8]
References
- ^ Ian McAllister and Richard Rose, United Kingdom Facts, p.55
- ^ a b c Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons Archived 26 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, election.demon.co.uk; accessed 4 March 2017.
- ^ Armagh 1935, ElectionsIreland.org; accessed 4 March 2017.
- ^ a b Michael Farrell, Northern Ireland: The Orange State
- ^ a b Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Armagh Archived 9 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine, election.demon.co.uk; accessed 4 March 2017.
- ^ The Round Table, Vol XLI (1951)
- ^ Dáil Éireann – Volume 126 – 19 July 1951: Committee on Finance – Six-County Oireachtas Representation Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Armagh 1950–1970, ark.ac.uk; accessed 4 March 2017.