William Desmond (politician)

William Desmond (died 5 September 1941) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael politician.^[1] A hotel proprietor, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1932 general election as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency, where his party colleague W. T. Cosgrave (the President of the Executive Council) topped the poll.

He was re-elected at the 1933 election, but lost his seat at the 1937 general election, when the constituency was reduced from 5 seats to 4.^[2] He then retired from politics.

Desmond was Lord Mayor of Cork for the term from 1940 to 1941.

References[]

^ "William Desmond". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
^ "William Desmond". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

External links[]

List of Lord Mayors of Cork

Civic offices
Preceded by James Hickey	Lord Mayor of Cork 1940–1941	Succeeded by John Horgan

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[oireachtas_db-1] "William Desmond". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

[elecs_irl-2] "William Desmond". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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