Eugene Mullen

Eugene Mullen (born c. 1898–date of death unknown) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.

Mullen was born in Roemore, Breaffy, County Mayo, to national-school teacher parents, Thomas and Mary.[1] A schoolteacher by profession, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo South constituency at the June 1927 general election.[2] He lost his seat at the September 1927 general election having only served 3 months as a TD.[3]

Mullen subsequently became a professor. Later, he joined the Order of the Discalced Carmelites, assuming the name Fr Ephraim.[4]

He was a younger brother to Thomas Mullen, Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin County constituency from 1938 to 1943.[4]

References

  1. ^ Census of Ireland, 1901.
  2. ^ "Mr. Eugene Mullen". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=5&MemberID=789&ConstID=145. Retrieved 11 November 2008. 
  3. ^ "Eugene Mullen". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1638. Retrieved 11 November 2008. 
  4. ^ a b Obituary Mr Thomas Mullen, Irish Independent, 3 January 1966, p. 5.