Hugh Delargy
Politician
1908 – 1976
Who was Hugh Delargy?
Hugh James Delargy was an Irish British Labour Party politician and MP.
He was born in County Antrim.
Delargy was educated in England, Paris and Rome and worked as a teacher, journalist, labourer and insurance official. He was a Manchester City Councillor 1937-46.
Delargy was Member of Parliament for Manchester Platting from 1945 to 1950, and for Thurrock from 1950 until his death in 1976. He was a Labour whip 1950-52. His successor in the subsequent by-election was Oonagh McDonald.
He was a member of the Anti-Partition of Ireland League and participated in the Manchester Martyrs commemoration in Manchester in 1949 which was addressed by Éamon de Valera.
He was a holder of the Grand Cross of the Polonia Restituta awarded by the Polish government-in-exile.
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- Born
- 1908
- Profession
- Lived in
- County Antrim
- Died
- May 4, 1976
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on July 23, 2013
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