| Archie Heron | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office July 1937 – June 1938 | |
| Constituency | Dublin North-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1896-08-29)29 August 1896 Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland |
| Died | 10 May 1971(1971-05-10) (aged 74) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse |
Ina Connolly (m. 1920) |
| Children | 2 |
Archibald Heron (29 August 1896 – 10 May 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade unionist.
He was born in Portadown, County Armagh, to a presbyterian family, one of seven children of Samuel Heron, a physician and surgeon, and his wife Bessie (née Beck). He was educated locally before moving to Belfast in 1912. He joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and moved to Dublin in 1912 where he became involved in the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union.
During the Irish War of Independence he served as a bodyguard for Michael Collins
In the 1937 general election, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency. He lost his seat at the 1938 general election. He was unsuccessful in both the 1927 general elections in Sligo–Leitrim.
He was a longtime member of Dublin's United Arts Club.
He married Ina Connolly, daughter of the socialist republican revolutionary James Connolly. Their son Brian Samuel Connolly Heron (Brian o h-Eachtuigheirn) (1941-2011), was an organiser for the United Farm Workers in California. He was also a founding member in the United States of the National Association for Irish Justice which, in 1969, gained recognition as the U.S. support group for the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association.
References
- "Births registered in the District of Portadown in the Union of Lurgan in the County of Armagh" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. 12 January 1897. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- Ferriter, Diarmaid. "Heron, Archibald". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- "Archibald (Archie) Heron". Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- "James Connolly Heron (b. 1949)". Irish Life and Lore. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "Archie Heron". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- "Archie Heron". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- O'Connell, Brian (22 August 2011). "A United Front". The Irish Times.
- Hanley, Brian; Millar, Scott (2010). The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-0-14-102845-3.
- "IN MEMORIAM - Brian o h-Eachtuigheirn (Brian Heron) 1941-2011". www.celticartscenter.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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| Preceded byWilliam O'Brien | Treasurer of the Irish Trades Union Congress 1925 |
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