Seán McCarthy (Cork politician)

Seán McCarthy
Seán McCarthy
Teachta Dála
	In office; April 1961 – April 1965
Constituency	Cork Mid
	In office; May 1954 – April 1961
Constituency	Cork South
	In office; May 1951 – May 1954
Constituency	Cork Borough
	In office; May 1944 – February 1948
Constituency	Cork South-East
Personal details
Born	1889; Upton, County Cork, Ireland
Died	14 March 1974 (aged 84); Cork, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Alma mater	De La Salle Teacher Training College, Waterford
Occupation	Teacher

Seán McCarthy (1889 – 14 March 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A teacher by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-East constituency at the 1944 general election^[1] but lost his seat at the 1948 general election running in the Cork Borough constituency.^[2] He was re-elected for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1951 general election. McCarthy was elected from the Cork South constituency at the 1954 Irish general election and the 1957 Irish general election. The last time McCarthy was elected was to represent the Cork Mid constituency at the 1961 Irish general election.^{[citation needed]}

McCarthy also served as Lord Mayor of Cork on four occasions, from 1949 to 1951, 1958 to 1959, 1963 to 1964 and 1966 to 1967.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "Seán MacCarthy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
^ "Seán MacCarthy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
^ "GAA Presidents". Gaelic Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
^ "'As a Gael should meet Gaels' – The Gaelic Athletic Association in the Irish Free State". Retrieved 2 September 2014.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Seán Ryan	President of the Gaelic Athletic Association 1932–1935	Succeeded by Bob O'Keeffe
Civic offices
Preceded by Michael Sheehan	Lord Mayor of Cork 1949–1951	Succeeded by Walter Furlong
Preceded by Valentine Jago	Lord Mayor of Cork 1958–1959	Succeeded by Jane Dowdall
Preceded by Seán Casey	Lord Mayor of Cork 1963–1964	Succeeded by Gus Healy
Preceded by Seán Casey	Lord Mayor of Cork 1966–1967	Succeeded by Pearse Wyse

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Seán McCarthy

Teachta Dála
In office April 1961 – April 1965
Constituency	Cork Mid
In office May 1954 – April 1961
Constituency	Cork South
In office May 1951 – May 1954
Constituency	Cork Borough
In office May 1944 – February 1948
Constituency	Cork South-East

Personal details
Born	1889 Upton, County Cork, Ireland
Died	14 March 1974 (aged 84) Cork, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Alma mater	De La Salle Teacher Training College, Waterford
Occupation	Teacher