Hugh Tarpey (1821 – 3 January 1898) was a leading member of the Irish Liberal Party and a supporter of the campaign for Irish home rule.
[2] He was an unsuccessful when he ran for the Liberals in Galway Borough.
His townhouse, 51 Upper Mount Street, in now the headquarters of Fine Gael.
[citation needed] He died in Tarpey's Hotel in January 1898 and was buried in the O'Connell Circle in Glasnevin Cemetery.
[6] His son, William Bernard Tarpey, also known as William Kingsley Tarpey, was a minor playwright in the late 19th century and early twentieth century.