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Seán Collins (politician)

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Seán Collins
Teachta Dála
In office
October 1961 – June 1969
ConstituencyCork South-West
In office
February 1948 – March 1957
ConstituencyCork West
Personal details
Born(1918-07-10)10 July 1918
County Cork, Ireland
Died11 April 1975(1975-04-11) (aged 56)
County Cork, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
RelativesMichael Collins (uncle)

Seán Collins (10 July 1918 – 11 April 1975) was an Irish Fine Gael politician.[1] A barrister, Collins was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork West constituency at the 1948 general election,[1] and retained his seat in each election until losing it at the 1957 general election.[2] Collins was re-elected for the Cork South-West constituency at the 1961 general election and held his seat until again losing it at the 1969 general election, and did not stand for election again. He was a nephew of the Irish political leader Michael Collins.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Seán Collins". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Seán Collins". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Gerald (14 April 1975). "Death of Mr. Sean Collins". Irish Examiner.