Francis Bulfin

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Francis Bulfin (12 February 1874 – 22 March 1951) was an Irish Sinn Féin and Cumann na nGaedheal politician based in Birr, County Offaly,^[1] who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) in the 1920s.^[2]

Bulfin was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1921 general election to the 2nd Dáil as a Sinn Féin TD for the Leix–Offaly constituency.^[2] He was re-elected as a Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin TD to the 3rd Dáil at the 1922 general election, and as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD to the 4th Dáil at the 1923 election.^[3] He resigned from the Dáil on 13 December 1922.^[2]

He lost his seat at the June 1927 general election,^[3] when Cumann na nGaedheal lost two of its three seats in the constituency to the new Fianna Fáil party.^[1] Bulfin's local party organisation was described as "non-existent" and the party replaced him with a higher-profile candidate in the September 1927 general election.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gallagher, Michael (January 1998). "Politics in Laois–Offaly 1922–92" (PDF). In Nolan, William; O'Neill, Timothy P.; Neill, Timothy. Offaly: History and society. Dublin: Geography Publications. p. 667. ISBN 978-0-906602-90-4. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mr. Francis Bulfin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Francis Bulfin". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

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Name	Bulfin, Francis
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Short description	Irish politician
Date of birth	12 February 1874
Place of birth
Date of death	22 March 1951
Place of death

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