Joseph Hughes (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Hughes (politician)

Irish Fine Gael politician

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1905

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1960

Profession: politician, farmer

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Joseph Hughes (18 September 1905 – 20 January 1960) was an Irish Fine Gael politician.A farmer before entering politics, he was elected at the 1948 general election as Teachta Dála (TD) for Carlow–Kilkenny, and held the seat until his death in 1960, aged 54.
The resulting by-election for his seat was held on 23 June 1960 won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Teehan.