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James Dolan
Parliamentary Secretary
1927–1932	Industry and Commerce
1924–1927	Government Chief Whip
Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
In office 1 July 1927 – 25 August 1927
Ceann Comhairle	Michael Hayes
Preceded by	Pádraic Ó Máille
Succeeded by	Patrick Hogan
Teachta Dála
In office January 1933 – July 1937
In office August 1923 – February 1932
Constituency	Leitrim–Sligo
In office May 1921 – August 1923
Constituency	Leitrim–Roscommon North
In office December 1918 – May 1921
Constituency	Leitrim
Personal details
Born	(1884-10-16)16 October 1884 Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland
Died	14 July 1955(1955-07-14) (aged 70)
Political party	Cumann na nGaedheal
Other political affiliations	Sinn Féin
Spouse	Loreto Dolan
Children	6
Relatives	Charles Dolan (brother)

James Nicholas Dolan (16 October 1884 – 14 July 1955) was an Irish politician and TD for County Leitrim constituencies from 1918 to 1937.

Dolan was born in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, the son of John Dolan, merchant, and Bridget Fitzpatrick. His brother, Charles Dolan, was an Irish Parliamentary Party MP for North Leitrim from 1906 to 1908, who resigned his seat to run as the first ever Sinn Féin parliamentary candidate.

A Sinn Féin activist, and member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, James Dolan was interned in Frongoch internment camp after the 1916 Easter Rising.

He was first elected as Sinn Féin MP at the 1918 general election for Leitrim. At the 1921 general election, he was elected unopposed as a TD for the Leitrim–Roscommon North constituency, and supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty. At the 1922 general election, he was again elected unopposed for Leitrim–Roscommon North. At the 1923 general election, he was elected for the Leitrim–Sligo constituency.

Dolan joined the government of W. T. Cosgrave as Parliamentary Secretary to the President with responsibility as Government Chief Whip in 1924. He served in that post until 1927. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1927 to 1932. Dolan lost his Dáil seat at the 1932 general election. He regained his seat in 1933 and became a Fine Gael TD later that year when the new party was formed. He failed to be selected for Fine Gael at the 1937 general election for the new Leitrim constituency. He contested the election as an Independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He subsequently retired from politics.

References

1. "James Dolan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
2. "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
3. "Fermanagh Herald". 29 June 1963.
4. ^ White, Lawrence William. "Dolan, James Nicholas". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
5. ^ "James Dolan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
6. "U.I.P. candidates for Leitrim". The Irish Times. 24 May 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

External links

• "Dolan, James Nicholas" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 63  – via Wikisource.

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