Peadar Doyle

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Peadar Seán Doyle (died 4 August 1956) was an Irish politician. An engineer by profession, his son Seán was killed by British forces at Kilmashogue in the Dublin Mountains on Sunday, 19 September 1920.[1]

Doyle was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency at the 1923 general election.[2] He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until his death in 1956.[3]

From 1937 onwards, he was re-elected as a Fine Gael TD and from 1948 he was elected for the Dublin South-West constituency. He served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1941 to 1943 and from 1945 to 1946. He was the first Fine Gael Lord Mayor.

References

  1. ^ "Irish War of Independance [sic]". Gentleman's Military Interest Club. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Peadar Doyle". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Peadar Doyle". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Dublin
1941–1943
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Dublin
1945–1946
Succeeded by