Robert Day (Irish politician, born 1884)

For other people named Robert Day, see Robert Day (disambiguation).

Robert Day
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1922 – August 1923
ConstituencyCork Borough
Personal details
Born(1884-11-22)22 November 1884
Cork, Ireland
Died1 May 1949(1949-05-01) (aged 64)
Cork, Ireland
Political partyLabour Party

Robert Day (22 November 1884 – 1 May 1949)[1] was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.

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]

He died on 1 May 1949 in Cork.[4]

  1. ^ "Civil Records - Birth of ROBERT DAY in 1884" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Robert Day". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Robert Day". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
  4. ^ "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 18 September 2017.