George Nicolls
George Nicolls (1884 – 11 May 1942)[1] was an Irish politician and solicitor. In the lead-up to the 1916 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 local Irish Volunteers could be mobilised. He spent most of the period from 1916 to 1921 in prison in England.[2]
George Nicolls | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary | |
| 1925–1927 | Defence |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office May 1921 – June 1927 | |
| Constituency | Galway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1884 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 11 May 1942 (aged 57–58) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | Margaret MacHugh (m. 1914) |
| Alma mater | Royal University of Ireland |
He was first elected unopposed 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.[4]
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.[5] 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 January 1925 to May 1927. He did not stand at the June 1927 general election.[3]
Nicolls was married in Dublin in December 1914 to Margaret MacHugh.
References edit
- ^ "George Nicolls (1884–1942)". galwaydecadeofcommemoration.org. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "George Nicolls". advertiser.ie. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b "George Nicolls". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ^ "History of Government – Second Dáil". Government of Ireland. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "George Nicolls". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
Intelligence files edit
- British Army military intelligence file for George Nicholls
- Prosecution of George Nicholls; Possession of Seditious Documents
External links edit
- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource.