Michael Kennedy (Longford politician)

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Michael Kennedy
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare
In office
21 March 1957 – 8 September 1961
TaoiseachÉamon de Valera
Seán Lemass
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byOffice abolished
In office
19 June 1951 – 18 May 1954
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Teachta Dála
In office
4 February 1948 – 14 February 1965
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
In office
1 July 1937 – 4 February 1948
ConstituencyMeath–Westmeath
In office
9 June 1927 – 1 July 1937
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
Personal details
Born
Michael Joseph Kennedy

(1897-03-01)1 March 1897
Castlepollard, County Westmeath, Ireland
Died14 February 1965(1965-02-14) (aged 67)
Castlepollard, County Westmeath, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFianna Fáil
Other political
affiliations		Sinn Féin
Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin
OccupationVictualler

Michael Joseph Kennedy (1 March 1897 – 14 February 1965) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a member of Dáil Éireann representing various constituencies from 1927 to 1965. He was first elected at the June 1927 general election for the Longford–Westmeath constituency.[1] He moved to the new constituency of Meath–Westmeath in 1937, and in 1948 moved back to the newly re-created Longford–Westmeath constituency.[2]

He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare from 1951 to 1954 and from 1957 to 1961.

References[]

  1. ^ "Michael J. Kennedy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Michael Kennedy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
Oireachtas
Preceded by Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Longford–Westmeath
1927–1937 		Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
New constituency Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Meath–Westmeath
1937–1948 		Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
New constituency Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Longford–Westmeath
1948–1965 		Succeeded by
Political offices
New office Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare
1951–1954 		Office abolished
New office Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare
1957–1961 		Office abolished


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