Henry Coyle (politician)

Henry Coyle
Teachta Dála
In office
August 1923 – 9 May 1924
ConstituencyMayo North
Personal details
Died29 May 1979
NationalityIrish
Political partyCumann na nGaedheal
Military service
AllegianceNational 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]

  1. ^ a b "Henry Coyle". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Henry Coyle". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  3. ^ a b Colman Cassidy (17 January 2001). "TDs who have seen the inside of a cell". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 January 2008.