Frank Carter (politician)

Frank Carter (27 July 1910 – 17 July 1988) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A shopkeeper, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency at the 1951 general election.[1] He was re-elected at the 1954 general election but lost his seat at the 1957 general election. He was subsequently elected to the 9th Seanad on the Labour Panel. He was re-elected to the Dáil at the 1961 general election.[2] He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he retired from politics at the 1977 general election.

Frank Carter
Teachta Dála
In office
October 1961  June 1977
In office
May 1951  March 1957
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
Senator
In office
May 1957  September 1961
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Personal details
Born(1910-07-27)27 July 1910
County Longford, Ireland
Died17 July 1988(1988-07-17) (aged 77)
County Longford, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil

References

  1. "Frank Carter". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  2. "Frank Carter". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2008.


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