John Lynch (Kerry politician)
John Lynch (10 April 1889 – 10 June 1957) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 1954 to 1957 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North constituency from 1951 to 1954.[1]
John Lynch | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office July 1954 – March 1957 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office May 1951 – May 1954 | |
| Constituency | Kerry North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1889 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 10 June 1957 (aged 68) Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
Lynch was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, at the 1951 general election, as a Fine Gael candidate for the Kerry North constituency taking his seat in the 14th Dáil.[2]
At the 1954 general election, he lost his seat to the Clann na Poblachta candidate Johnny Connor, but was then elected to the 8th Seanad on the Industrial and Commercial Panel, where he served until 1957.
He stood again as a candidate for Dáil Éireann at the 1957 general election, but was unsuccessful. Clann na Poblachta had not put forward a candidate, and the seat was won by a Fianna Fáil candidate, Daniel Moloney. Lynch did not contest the subsequent election to the 9th Seanad, and died in June 1957.