Jeremiah Ryan

Jeremiah Ryan (30 July 1891 – 3 March 1960)[1] was an Irish Fine Gael politician. He served as the vice-commandant of the mid-Tipperary bridge of the IRA.[2] A farmer, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary constituency at the 1937 general election.[3] He was re-elected at the 1938 and 1943 general elections.[4] He did not contest the 1944 general election. He was elected to the 6th Seanad on the Administrative Panel in 1948.

Jeremiah Ryan
Senator
In office
April 1948  July 1951
ConstituencyAdministrative Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
July 1937  May 1944
ConstituencyTipperary
Personal details
Born(1891-07-30)30 July 1891
County Tipperary, Ireland
Died3 March 1960(1960-03-03) (aged 68)
County Tipperary, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael

References

  1. "Obituary: Col J. Ryan". Irish Times. 4 March 1960. p. 9.
  2. Mansergh, Nicholas (1997). Nationalism and Independence: Selected Irish Papers.
  3. "Jeremiah Ryan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  4. "Jeremiah Ryan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 February 2009.


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