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Timothy Quill | |
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 Quill in the 1930s | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1927 – September 1927 | |
| Constituency | Cork North |
| Cork City Councillor | |
| In office 1936–1945 | |
| Cork County Councillor | |
| In office 1925–1934 | |
| In office 1942–1945 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1901 Clondrohid, Macroom, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 10 June 1960 (aged 59) Blarney, County Cork, Ireland |
| Resting place | St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Mary McCarthy |
| Residence | County Cork |
| Occupation | Co-operator, agriculturalist |
Timothy Quill (9 May 1901 – 10 June 1960) was an Irish Labour Party politician, farmer and a figure in the history of the cooperative movement in Ireland.[1][2] He was a founder of the City of Cork Co-operative Society (also serving as the society's secretary),[3] and was the editor of The Cork Co-Operator publication.[4] He was also manager and secretary of the Cork Co-operative Bakery Society.[5][6] He was an organiser for the Labour Party in Cork, a regional trade union secretary and one of a number of early Labour Dáil members to promote Christian socialism. Quill also served as a local councillor initially with Cork County Council from 1925 but served on both the County Council and Cork Corporation during the 1930s and 1940s.
- ^ "Forthcoming Elections". archive.irishnewsarchive.com. Cork Examiner. 11 May 1933. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Death Of Well Known Livestock Breeder". archive.irishnewsarchive.com. Evening Echo. 11 June 1960. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Accident on Hill, Co. Cork Court Evidence". archive.irishnewsarchive.com. Evening Echo. 21 June 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
Mr. T. Quill, Secretary of the Co-operative Society, gave evidence regarding the number of times the van had been in garage for attention
- ^ "Why we need to revive the co-operative movement". West Cork People. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ Cadogan, Tim; Falvey, Jeremiah (15 December 2006). A Biographical Dictionary of Cork. Four Courts Press. ISBN 9781846820304.
- ^ "Cork Circuit Court". archive.irishnewsarchive.com. Cork Examiner. 7 February 1950. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
Timothy Quill manager of defendant company described that in the manufacture of doughnuts the doughnuts were first cut in half singly and the cream and jam were inserted