Peter de Loughry

Who was Peter de Loughry?

Peter de Loughry was an Irish politician. He was elected to the Irish Free State Seanad in 1922, but lost his seat at the 1925 election. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency at the September 1927 general election. He did not contest the 1932 general election. A book was about him called Peter's Key was published in 2012. The book recounts the story his involvement in the plot to free Éamon de Valera from HM Prison Lincoln during the Irish War of Independence.