Michael Keyes

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Michael Keyes
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs
In office
2 June 1954 – 20 March 1957
TaoiseachJohn A. Costello
Preceded byErskine Childers
Succeeded byNeil Blaney
Minister for Local Government
In office
11 May 1949 – 13 June 1951
TaoiseachJohn A. Costello
Preceded byWilliam Norton (Acting)
Succeeded byPaddy Smith
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1948 – March 1957
ConstituencyLimerick East
In office
January 1933 – February 1948
ConstituencyLimerick
In office
June 1927 – September 1927
ConstituencyLimerick
Personal details
Born(1886-03-31)31 March 1886
Limerick, Ireland
Died8 September 1959(1959-09-08) (aged 73)
Limerick, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyLabour Party
OccupationCarpenter

Michael John Keyes (31 March 1886 – 8 September 1959) was an Irish Labour Party politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann on his second attempt in 1927 as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick constituency.[1] He lost his seat in the second election in 1927 and failed to be elected at the 1932 general election, however, he returned to the Dáil at the 1933 general election.

During the Spanish Civil War he sided with the Irish Christian Front who supported Franco's Nationalists over the Republicans.[2]

In 1949 he joined the Cabinet of John A. Costello replacing the recently deceased Timothy J. Murphy and serving as Minister for Local Government from 1949–1951. During the Mother and Child Scheme controversy he urged the government to accept the Catholic Church in Ireland's rebuke of the scheme.[2]

He served in government again between 1954 and 1957, serving as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. Keyes fought his last election in 1954 and subsequently retired from the Dáil.[3] He also served as Mayor of Limerick[4] (1928-1930),[5] as did his son Christopher P. Keyes from 1957 to 1958 and his grand nephew, Joe Leddin in 2007.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Michael Keyes". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Extract from Magill's Book of Irish Politics" (PDF). limerickcity.ie. Limerick City.ie. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Michael Keyes". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Michael Keyes". AskAboutIreland.ie. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  5. ^ http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/mayoralty%2001.pdf
  6. ^ Limerick Leader, 26 June 1957
  7. ^ "CLLR Joe Leddin". 5 November 2015.
Civic offices
Preceded by
John George O'Brien 		Mayor of Limerick
1928-1930 		Succeeded by
Patrick Donnellan
Political offices
Preceded by
Michael Colgan 		President of the Irish Trades Union Congress
1943 		Succeeded by
Robert Getgood
Preceded by
William Norton 		Minister for Local Government
1949–1951 		Succeeded by
Paddy Smith
Preceded by
Erskine H. Childers 		Minister for Posts and Telegraphs
1954–1957 		Succeeded by
Neil Blaney
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