Patrick Reynolds (Cumann na nGaedhael)
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Patrick Reynolds (1 March 1887 – 14 March 1932) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedhael politician. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedhael Teachta Dála (TD) in the September 1927 general election for the Leitrim-Sligo constituency.[1]
He was nominated as a candidate for the 1932 general election, but during the campaign he was shot on St Valentine's Day, 1932 by a former RIC officer named Leddy, dying four weeks later.[2] The election in Leitrim-Sligo was then postponed, and when it was resumed his widow Mary won the seat, serving in the Dáil for 25 years.[3]
His son Pat Joe, who took over and expanded the family business, was a long-serving member of Leitrim County Council, and also a Fine Gael TD and senator, serving as Cathaoirleach of the Seanad from 1983 to 1987. Pat Joe's son Gerry Reynolds was also a TD and senator.
[edit] References
- ^ Mr. Patrick T. Reynold. Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
- ^ Obituary: Pat Joe Reynolds. Sunday Independent (4 January 2004). Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ^ McNamara, Maedhbh; Mooney, Paschal (2000). Women in Parliament: Ireland 1918-2000. Wolfhound Press, Dublin, p.91. ISBN 0863277594.
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