Francis McGuinness
Appearance
Francis McGuinness | |
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Senator | |
In office 17 September 1925 – 12 September 1934 | |
Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
Constituency | Longford–Westmeath |
Personal details | |
Born | Tarmonbarry, County Roscommon, Ireland | 23 February 1867
Died | 30 November 1934 | (aged 67)
Political party | |
Relatives | Joseph McGuinness (brother) |
Francis McGuinness[1] (23 February 1867 – 30 November 1934) was an Irish politician.
Early life
[edit]McGuinness was born in 1867 in Cloonmore townland, Tarmonbarry, County Roscommon, to Martin McGuinness, landholder, and Rose Farrell.[2]
Political life
[edit]He was an older brother of Joseph McGuinness, whose seat he won after the former's death. He was elected as a pro-Treaty Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) to the 3rd Dáil at the 1922 general election for the Longford–Westmeath constituency.[3]
He stood as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate at the 1923 general election but was not elected.[4] He was elected to the Seanad for 9 years in 1925 and did not seek re-election in 1934.
References
[edit]- ^ Recorded as Francis MacGuinness in Oireachtas Members Database.
- ^ "General Registrar's Office" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Francis MacGuinness". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Francis McGuinness". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
External links
[edit]- Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource. . . Dublin: