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Seán McCarthy (Cork politician)

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Seán McCarthy
Teachta Dála
In office
April 1961 – April 1965
ConstituencyCork Mid
In office
May 1954 – April 1961
ConstituencyCork South
In office
May 1951 – May 1954
ConstituencyCork Borough
In office
May 1944 – February 1948
ConstituencyCork South-East
Personal details
Born1889
Upton, County Cork, Ireland
Died14 March 1974(1974-03-14) (aged 84–85)
Cork, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Alma materDe La Salle College Waterford
OccupationTeacher

Seán McCarthy (1889 – 14 March 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A teacher by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-East constituency at the 1944 general election[1] but lost his seat at the 1948 general election running in the Cork Borough constituency.[2] He was re-elected for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1951 general election. McCarthy was elected from the Cork South constituency at the 1954 Irish general election and the 1957 Irish general election. The last time McCarthy was elected was to represent the Cork Mid constituency at the 1961 Irish general election.[2]

John F. Kennedy visits McCarthy while Lord Mayor of Cork, 1963

McCarthy also served as Lord Mayor of Cork on four occasions, from 1949 to 1951, 1958 to 1959, 1963 to 1964, and 1966 to 1967.[3]

He was president of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1932 to 1935.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Seán MacCarthy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Seán MacCarthy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Previous Mayors of Cork". Cork City Council. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ^ "GAA Presidents". Gaelic Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. ^ "'As a Gael should meet Gaels' – The Gaelic Athletic Association in the Irish Free State". Retrieved 2 September 2014.
Sporting positions
Preceded by President of the Gaelic Athletic Association
1932–1935
Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Cork
1949–1951
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Cork
1958–1959
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Cork
1963–1964
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Seán Casey
Lord Mayor of Cork
1966–1967
Succeeded by