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Edward Aylward

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Edward Aylward
Teachta Dála
In office
May 1921 – June 1922
ConstituencyCarlow–Kilkenny
Personal details
Born1894 (1894)
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died1 February 1976(1976-02-01) (aged 81)
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Political partySinn Féin

Edward Aylward (1894 – February 1976) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician. He was elected unopposed as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) to the 2nd Dáil at the 1921 elections for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency.[1] He opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted against it. He stood as an anti-Treaty Sinn Féin candidate at the 1922 general election but was not elected.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Edward Aylward". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Edward Aylward". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 29 November 2008.