Henry Coyle | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office August 1923 –9 May 1924 | |
Constituency | Mayo North |
Personal details | |
Died | 29 May 1979 |
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Cumann na nGaedheal |
Military service | |
Allegiance | National Army |
Henry Coyle (died 29 May 1979) was a National Army officer and later a Cumann na nGaedheal politician. [1]
He was elected at the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil as Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo North. [2] In 1924,Coyle was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for bouncing cheques. [3] Because his sentence was for more than six months,he was disqualified from the Oireachtas from 9 May 1924 under Section 51 of the Electoral Act 1923. [1] The by-election caused by his disqualification was won by John Madden of Sinn Féin. [2]
Coyle remains the only TD to have been disqualified in this way. [3]
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