Sean Murray (politician)
Sean Murray (1898 – May 1961) was an Irish Communist political activist, and organiser, born in 1898 the son of a small farmer in Cushendall, Co. Antrim.[1] His grandfather was an United Irishman during the 1798 rebellion. In 1919 Murray joined the IRA and was arrested and detained in the Curragh camp during the war of independence.[2] Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 he sided with the Anti-Treaty side.
In 1924 Murray moved to London and while there joined the Communist Party of Great Britain.[3]
Murray was general secretary of the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI) from 1933 to 1940 and following the split in 1941 he was Secretary and chairman of Communist Party of Northern Ireland (CPNI) as well as National Organiser of the CPI.
Publications
- 'Revolt 1916 and After' by Sean Murray published by Communist Party of Ireland and Communist Party of Great Britain (1936)
References
- ↑ Book Launch Sean Murray Marxist-Leninist
- ↑ Sean Murray www.grahamstevenson.com
- ↑ Sean Murray, 1898-1961, And The Pursuit Of Stalinism In One Country by Stephen Bowler, Irish Labour History Society.
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| New office | General Secretary of the Communist Party of Ireland 1933–1940 |
Succeeded by Tommy Watters |
| New office | General Secretary of the Communist Party of Northern Ireland 1941–1942 |
Succeeded by William McCullough |
| New office | Chairman of the Communist Party of Northern Ireland 1942–1961 |
Succeeded by Andy Barr? |
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