Denis Cullen
Denis Cullen (23 September 1878 – 26 November 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.
In 1925 the Labour Party identified high taxation as a government weakness and decided to contest the Dublin North and Dublin South by-elections. Cullen, as general secretary of the Irish Bakers, Confectioners and Allied Workers Amalgamated Union, was candidate in Dublin North with Thomas Lawlor, Irish Municipal Employees Union, in Dublin South.[1] Neither of them were elected.[2]
He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North constituency at the June 1927 general election.[3] He lost his seat at the September 1927 general election having only served 3 months as a TD.[2]
References
- ↑ Taxation In Irish Free State, The Times, 19 January 1925.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Denis Cullen". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ↑ "Mr. Denis Cullen". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William X. O'Brien |
President of the Irish Trade Union Congress 1926 |
Succeeded by J. T. O'Farrell |
| Preceded by Thomas J. O'Connell |
President of the Irish Trade Union Congress 1931 |
Succeeded by Louie Bennett |