Frank Sherwin

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Frank Sherwin (died 1981) was an Irish independent (i.e. non-party) politician who sat for eight years as TD for Dublin North Central, from 1957–1965.

He stood as an independent candidate in the 3-seat Dublin North Central constituency at the 1957 general election, gaining 15% of the first-preference vote, which was more than the successful Fianna Fáil candidate Colm Gallagher. However, Gallagher's death in June 1957, just three months after the election, triggering a by-election on 14th November, which Sherwin won.

The constituency was expanded to a 4-seater for the 1961 general election, and Sherwin retained his seat comfortably, winning over 21% of the first-preference vote. However, his vote fell at the 1965 election to less than 6%, and he lost his seat to Labour's Michael O'Leary.

Sherwin has been described as "colourful". In 1958, when the Dáil was debating allowing women to join the Garda Siochana, he suggested that "while recruits should not be actually horse faced, they should not be too good looking. They should be just plain women and not targets for marriage".^[1]

Dublin's Frank Sherwin Bridge, opened in 1982, is named in his honour.