James Craig (Irish Professor)
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Sir James Craig was an Irish
professor of Medicine and an independent Teachta Dála
(TD) in the Irish Free State
.
He was educated at the Coleraine Academical Institution
and Trinity College, Dublin
, where he obtained the B.A. and M.B., B.Ch. degrees of the University in 1885. He proceeded M.D. in 1891, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
in the same year. He was physician
to Sir Patrick Dun’s Hospital and consultant physician to Dr Steevens' Hospital
, among others.
He was elected to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland in the 1921 general election
, representing the Dublin University
constituency as an independent Unionist
, he did not participate in the Second Dáil
. He was re-elected for the same constituency in the 1922 general election
and became a member of the Third Dáil
. He was re-elected at the next five general elections, but died four months after the 1933 general election
, in which he had been returned to the 8th Dáil. The by-election for his seat was won by another independent candidate, Robert Rowlette
.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
professor of Medicine and an independent Teachta Dála
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(TD) in the Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
.
He was educated at the Coleraine Academical Institution
Coleraine Academical Institution
Coleraine Academical Institution , styled locally as Coleraine Inst, is a voluntary grammar school for boys, situated in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland....
and Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, where he obtained the B.A. and M.B., B.Ch. degrees of the University in 1885. He proceeded M.D. in 1891, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland , was founded in 1654 and is a postgraduate medical organisation comprising Members and Fellows...
in the same year. He was physician
to Sir Patrick Dun’s Hospital and consultant physician to Dr Steevens' Hospital
Dr Steevens' Hospital
Dr Steevens' Hospital in Dublin was one of Ireland's most distinguished eighteenth-century medical establishments...
, among others.
He was elected to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland in the 1921 general election
Irish elections, 1921
Two elections in Ireland took place in 1921, as a result of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to establish the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. The election was used by Irish Republicans as the basis of membership of the Second Dáil...
, representing the Dublin University
Dublin University (constituency)
University of Dublin is a university constituency in Ireland, which has been used to elect members of various legislative bodies including currently Seanad Éireann. Alternative names are Dublin University or Trinity College, Dublin...
constituency as an independent Unionist
Unionism in Ireland
Unionism in Ireland is an ideology that favours the continuation of some form of political union between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain...
, he did not participate in the Second Dáil
Second Dáil
The Second Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 16 August 1921 until 8 June 1922. From 1919–1922 Dáil Éireann was the revolutionary parliament of the self-proclaimed Irish Republic. The Second Dáil consisted of members elected in 1921...
. He was re-elected for the same constituency in the 1922 general election
Irish general election, 1922
The Irish general election of 1922 took place in Southern Ireland on 16 June 1922, under the provisions of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty to elect a constituent assembly paving the way for the formal establishment of the Irish Free State...
and became a member of the Third Dáil
Third Dáil
The Third Dáil, also known as the Provisional Parliament or the Constituent Assembly, was:*the "provisional parliament" or "constituent assembly" of Southern Ireland from 9 August 1922 until 6 December 1922; and...
. He was re-elected at the next five general elections, but died four months after the 1933 general election
Irish general election, 1933
The Irish general election of 1933 was held on 24 January 1933. The newly elected members of the 8th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 8 February when the new President of the Executive Council and Executive Council of the Irish Free State were appointed....
, in which he had been returned to the 8th Dáil. The by-election for his seat was won by another independent candidate, Robert Rowlette
Robert Rowlette
Robert James Rowlette , was an Irish doctor and an independent Teachta Dála in the Irish Free State. He was later a member of Seanad Éireann.-Education and career:...
.