Laurence Raul (died 28 November 1945) was an Irish republican politician. Raul joined

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in 1916, and soon became a prominent figure in

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, one of the first Sinn Féin members elected to

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. He took the anti-treaty side during the Irish Civil War. By 1922, he was Chairman of the council's Electric Lighting Committee, when he was arrested and interned. In the 1930s, Raul elected as the secretary of Sinn Féin, then served as one of its Vice Presidents from late 1933 until 1937."Sinn Fein officers", ''

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'', 3 October 1933

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raul, Liam Year of birth missing 1945 deaths Local councillors in Dublin (city) Sinn Féin politicians