Alexander Haslett, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlexander Haslett
Irish politician
Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1883
Date of Death: 17-Jan-1951
Profession: politician
Nationality: Irish Free State
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Alexander Haslett
- Alexander Haslett (2 September 1883 – 17 January 1951) was an Irish independent politician.
- He was an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for the Monaghan constituency in Dáil Éireann from 1927 to 1932 and from 1933 to 1937.
- He stood as an independent Protestant candidate.
- His failure to be elected in both 1937 and 1943 was due to the continuing decline in numbers of the Protestant population in County Monaghan.
- Fine Gael also ran a Protestant candidate (Ernest Blythe). Haslett was a Presbyterian – a member of the Ballyalbany Congregation in Monaghan town – who had purchased his own small farm under the 1903 Land Act.
- He was a very prominent member of the Orange Order and served as County Grandmaster for Monaghan.
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