James Cosgrave

James Cosgrave was an Irish nationalist politician, and also one of the Records of members of the Oireachtas#Members of both the [British Parliament and of the Oireachtas|few parliamentarians who served] in the House of Commons of [the United Kingdom] and in Dáil Éireann.
Born in Skehanagh, Eyrecourt, County Galway, he was the son of Michael Cosgrave and Margaret Kirwan.
He was returned unopposed as member of parliament for Galway (UK Parliament constituency)|East Galway] in the 4 December East Galway by-election|1914 by-election] for the Irish Parliamentary Party on the death of John Roche. He did not contest the 1918 [United Kingdom general election in Ireland|1918 general election], and the seat was won by Liam Mellows of Sinn Féin.
He successfully ran as an Independent Nationalist at the 1923 general election and was elected for the Galway constituency. At the 1927 June and September 1927 elections, he unsuccessfully ran as a National League Party candidate.
In later years, he was associated with Fianna Fáil. He was later a member of Galway County Council and chairman of Ballinasloe Mental Hospital Committee.
Cosgrave remarried in 1923 and moved to Dublin, where he died at his residence at Baggot House, 91 Lower Baggot St. He is buried in Quansboro, Killimor, County Galway.