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This is a list of notable Irish American politicians.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is Irish American and a notable politician

Politicians

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United States President John F. Kennedy laying a wreath at the Commodore John Barry Memorial in Wexford, Ireland in 1963

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United States President Ronald Reagan speaking to a crowd in his ancestral home in Ballyporeen, Ireland in 1984

References

  1. ^ [1] "James G. Barry was born in Ireland in 1800..."
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  3. ^ [3] "He was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, September 9, 1834..."
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  6. ^ [6] "Born in Dublin, Ireland..."
  7. ^ [7] "Bulger, one of the most successful Irish-American politicians of his generation..."
  8. ^ [8] "Aedanus Burke (1742 - 1802) of Galway went to Virginia..."
  9. ^ [9] "Thomas Burke, born about 1747 in Galway, Ireland, moved to Orange County in North Carolina about 1770 from Virginia..."
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  11. ^ [11] "Born near London, England of Irish parents..."
  12. ^ [12] "She turns to the Irish mayor of Chicago, Jane Byrne..."
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  14. ^ [14] "He was the grandson of Irish Catholic immigrants who came to American after the Great Irish ..."
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  18. ^ [18] "born in County Queens, Ireland, May 7, 1837; immigrated with his parents to the United States..."
  19. ^ [19] "He was the son of an Irish-American Revolutionary War hero and a Dutch mother."
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  21. ^ [21] "Patrick Collins (1844-1905) was the second Irish-born mayor in Boston's history..."
  22. ^ [22] "The career of Knoxville's first Irish Catholic mayor..."
  23. ^ [23] "Senator John Conness of California, an Irish immigrant himself..."
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  26. ^ [26] "Richard Croker was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1841..."
  27. ^ [27] "Crowley was also named one of the Top 100 Irish American Leaders..."
  28. ^ [28] "James Curley the son of Irish immigrants from County Galway..."
  29. ^ [29] "born in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland..."
  30. ^ [30] "Richard J. Daley, an only child, was born in 1902 into an Irish Catholic neighborhood of south Chicago..."
  31. ^ [31] "John Darragh was born in Ireland, but emigrating to America at an early day became a prosperous farmer."
  32. ^ [32] "The child of a Spanish father and an Irish mother, de Valera was born in New York City, but moved to Ireland upon the death of his father. He became a teacher of mathematics and an avid supporter of the Irish language movement..."
  33. ^ [33] "Michael Donohoe was born in Killeshandra in 1864. After spending a short time teaching in the local National School he emigrated to the U.S. in 1886..."
  34. ^ [34] "John G. Downey, who became governor at the early age of 32, was born in Ireland..."
  35. ^ [35]
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  37. ^ [37] "James Duane, son of an Irish-born merchant, became the first Irish-American mayor in 1784..."
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  40. ^ [40] "One of five sons, Jim Farley was born on May 30, 1888, to Irish Catholic immigrant parents in Grassy Point, New York..."
  41. ^ "His Career Began on Capitol Hill: Gleason Doesn't Like 'Conservative' Label". The Washington Post. October 24, 1974. p. H1.
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  43. ^ [42] "He was the 7th child born to William and Nancy Alison McKinley (of Irish and Scottish descent)."
  44. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7718583.stm
  45. ^ [43] "The grandson of Hungarian immigrants on his father's side and Italian and Irish immigrants on his mother's side, Pataki grew up on a small farm in Peekskill..."
  46. ^ [44] Noted as one of "Irish American Political Leaders"; paternal grandparents, John Michael Reagan and Jennie Cusick, were both the children of Irish immigrants
  47. ^ The Sacramento Bee, volume 200-no. 32,311 and many other articles in the Bee
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