Hugh Downey was a politician in Northern Ireland.
Downey was a Roman Catholic and worked as a barman.[1] He joined the Northern Ireland Labour Party and by 1942 was its Vice-Chairman.[2]
At the 1945 Northern Ireland general election, Downey was elected for Belfast Dock, defeating sitting Ulster Unionist Party member George Anthony Clark. Downey lost the seat at the 1949 general election.[3]
Downey's nephew Danny Morrison later became a prominent member of Sinn Féin.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Dennis Cooke, Persecuting Zeal
- ^ Graham S. Walker, The Politics of Frustration
- ^ a b Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons