Patrick Cummins (politician)
Patrick Cummins | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1958 – April 1965 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1921 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 5 March 2009 (aged 87) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Patrick J. Cummins (10 June 1921 – 5 March 2009) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]
He was the son of Paddy Cummins who was a baker from Pearse Street, Dublin and a sergeant in the 6th Royal Dublin Fusiliers during World War I.[2]
He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency at the 1958 by-election caused by the resignation of the independent TD Jack Murphy.[3] He was re-elected at the 1961 general election but lost his seat at the 1965 general election, and was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1969 and 1973 general elections.[3]
He was a Dublin City Councillor and a governor of the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He was a member of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association, his father's regiment.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Patrick Cummins". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ "Address by Minister for Finance, Brian Cowen, TD, at the Byrne-Perry Summer School". Department of Finance. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Patrick Cummins". Elections Ireland. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ "In Brief: Former Fianna Fáil TD Cummins dies". Irish Independent. 8 March 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2010.