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Andrew Clarkin

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Andrew Clarkin
Senator
In office
21 April 1948 – 23 November 1955
ConstituencyIndustrial and Commercial Panel
In office
18 August 1944 – 21 April 1948
ConstituencyAdministrative Panel
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
1951–1953
Preceded byJack Belton
Succeeded byBernard Butler
Personal details
Born1891 (1891)
Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Died23 November 1955(1955-11-23) (aged 63–64)
Political partyFianna Fáil
SpouseElizabeth Clarkin

Andrew Sylvester Clarkin (1891 – 23 November 1955) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1][2]

Biography

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Born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Clarkin was the son of Andrew Clarkin and Rose Anne Corrigan.[3]

He stood for election to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil candidate for the Dublin South constituency at the 1944 general election but was unsuccessful.[4] He was elected to Seanad Éireann by the Administrative Panel at the 1944 Seanad election. He was re-elected to the Seanad at the 1948, 1951 and 1954 Seanad elections on the Industrial and Commercial Panel. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1952 Dublin North–West by-election.[4] He died in 1955 during the 8th Seanad.[1]

He served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1951 to 1953.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Andrew Clarkin". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. ^ Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864–1958
  3. ^ Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915
  4. ^ a b "Andrew Clarkin". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Dublin
1951–1953
Succeeded by