Hugh Downey

Hugh Downey was a politician in Northern Ireland.

Downey was a Roman Catholic and worked as a barman.

[1] He joined the Northern Ireland Labour Party and by 1942 was its Vice-Chairman.

[2] At the 1945 Northern Ireland general election, Downey was elected for Belfast Dock, defeating sitting Ulster Unionist Party member George Anthony Clark.

[3] Downey's nephew Danny Morrison later became a prominent member of Sinn Féin.