Seán French (born 1931)
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Seán French (born 8 November 1931)[1] was a Fianna Fáil politician from Cork in Ireland. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1967 to 1982.
French was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, at a by-election in 1967 for the Cork Borough constituency. When Sinn Féin split in 1926 over the policy of abstentionism, he joined the breakaway Fianna Fáil party, and won the seat at the June 1927 general election — although like other Fianna Fáil TDs, he did not take his seat until 12 August 1927. He was re-elected at the next five general elections, but lost his seat at the September 1927 election, but did not contest the November 1982 general election and did not stand again.[2]
He also stood as a candidate for the European Parliament, at the first direct election in 1979, but was not elected.[2]
Sean French was Lord Mayor of Cork for the term from 1976 to 1977
[edit] References
- ^ Sean (Cork City) French. Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b Sean French. ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
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| Preceded by Augustine A. Healy |
Lord Mayor of Cork 1976 |
Succeeded by Gerald Goldberg |
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