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Seán French
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1981 – November 1982
ConstituencyCork North-Central
In office
June 1977 – June 1981
ConstituencyCork City
In office
June 1969 – June 1977
ConstituencyCork City North-West
In office
November 1967 – June 1969
ConstituencyCork Borough
Personal details
Born(1931-11-08)8 November 1931
County Cork, Ireland
Died25 December 2011(2011-12-25) (aged 80)
County Cork, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Parent

Seán French (8 November 1931 – 25 December 2011) was a Fianna Fáil politician from Cork in Ireland.[1] He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1967 to 1982.[2]

French was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, at a by-election in 1967 for the Cork Borough constituency which was caused by the death of the Labour Party TD Seán Casey. He was re-elected at the next five general elections, but lost his seat at the November 1982 general election and did not stand again.[3]

He also stood as a candidate for the European Parliament, at the first direct election in 1979 in the Munster constituency, but was not elected.[3]

Seán French was Lord Mayor of Cork for the term from 1976 to 1977.[4] His father, also called Seán French, also served as a TD and Lord Mayor of Cork.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Death notice of Sean French, Schull, Cork, Ireland". RIP.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Seán French". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Seán French". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Previous Mayors of Cork". Cork City Council. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Late TD a 'committed, respected, talented person'". Irish Examiner. 29 December 2011.
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Cork
1976
Succeeded by