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William Desmond (politician)

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William Desmond
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1932 – July 1937
ConstituencyCork Borough
Personal details
BornCounty Cork, Ireland
Died5 September 1941
County Cork, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Other political
affiliations
Cumann na nGaedheal

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 from 1940 to 1941.[3]

References

  1. ^ "William Desmond". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. ^ "William Desmond". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Previous Mayors of Cork". Cork City Council. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Cork
1940–1941
Succeeded by