Robert Day (Irish politician, born 1884)
Irish politician (1885–1949)
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Robert Day (22 November 1884 – 1 May 1949)[1] was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.
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Robert Day | |
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Day, c.1920s | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
| Constituency | Cork Borough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1884 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 1 May 1949 (aged 64) Cork, Ireland |
| Party | Labour Party |
He was born in Cork City to night watchman John Day and Mary Hogan, one of at least six children. He worked as a laundry van man and was married in October 1912 to laundress Christina O'Connell.
He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1922 general election.[2] He lost his seat at the 1923 general election.[3]