About John Joe O'Reilly
Lived 1881 – 1967 (aged 86). John Joe O'Reilly was an Irish politician.
John Joseph O'Reilly (24 April 1881 – 28 December 1967) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael politician and physician. He was born in Carrigallen, County Leitrim and practised as a GP in Tullyvin, County Cavan.
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) at the March 1925 by-election for the Cavan constituency. He was re-elected at each subsequent election until the 1937 general election when he lost his seat to John James Cole, an independent Unionist.
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Who was John Joe O'Reilly?
Irish politician and physician
When was John Joe O'Reilly born?
John Joe O'Reilly was born on 24 April 1881 in County Leitrim.
When did John Joe O'Reilly die?
John Joe O'Reilly died on 28 December 1967 in County Leitrim.
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John Joe O'Reilly was a politician.
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John Joe O'Reilly was Irish.
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