Thom's Irish Who's Who/Griffith, Arthur

GRIFFITH, Arthur (T.D. for East Cavan from 1918); son of Arthur Griffith, of Dublin; b. 1872. Educ.: Christian Brothers' School, Dublin; editor of The United Irishman, 1899-1906; founder and first editor of Sinn Fein, 1906-15; editor of Nationality since 1916; President of Sinn Fein, 1910-7, and Vice-President since 1917; President of Dail Eireann from Jan., 1922. M.P. (Sinn Fein) for E. Cavan since 1918. Elected T.D. for N.W. Tyrone, Dec, 1918, and for Cos. Fermanagh and Tyrone, Northern Parliament, Ireland, 1921. Author of Thomas Davis: Thinker and Teacher; the Resurrection of Hungary. Res.: 122 St. Lawrence Road, Dublin. Died 12th August, 1922.