Francis McGuinness
Irish politician (1867–1934)
Francis McGuinness | |
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| Senator | |
| In office 17 September 1925 – 12 September 1934 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
| Constituency | Longford–Westmeath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1867-02-23)23 February 1867 Tarmonbarry, County Roscommon, Ireland |
| Died | 30 November 1934(1934-11-30) (aged 67) |
| Political party |
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| Relatives | Joseph McGuinness (brother) |
Francis McGuinness[1] (23 February 1867 – 30 November 1934) was an Irish politician.
Early life
McGuinness was born in 1867 in Cloonmore townland, Tarmonbarry, County Roscommon, to Martin McGuinness, landholder, and Rose Farrell.[2]
Political life
He was an older brother of Joseph McGuinness, whose seat he won after the former's death. He was elected as a pro-Treaty Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) to the 3rd Dáil at the 1922 general election for the Longford–Westmeath constituency.[3]
He stood as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate at the 1923 general election but was not elected.[4] He was elected to the Seanad for 9 years in 1925 and did not seek re-election in 1934.
References
- ^ Recorded as Francis MacGuinness in Oireachtas Members Database.
- ^ "General Registrar's Office" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Francis MacGuinness". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Francis McGuinness". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
External links
- "McGuinness, Francis" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 152 – via Wikisource.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency
This table is transcluded from Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1921 | Lorcan Robbins (SF) | Seán Mac Eoin (SF) | Joseph McGuinness (SF) | Laurence Ginnell (SF) | 4 seats 1921–1923 | |||||
| 3rd | 1922 | John Lyons (Lab) | Seán Mac Eoin (PT-SF) | Francis McGuinness (PT-SF) | Laurence Ginnell (AT-SF) | ||||||
| 4th | 1923 | John Lyons (Ind) | Conor Byrne (Rep) | James Killane (Rep) | Patrick Shaw (CnaG) | Patrick McKenna (FP) | |||||
| 5th | 1927 (Jun) | Henry Broderick (Lab) | Michael Kennedy (FF) | James Victory (FF) | Hugh Garahan (FP) | ||||||
| 6th | 1927 (Sep) | James Killane (FF) | Michael Connolly (CnaG) | ||||||||
| 1930 by-election | James Geoghegan (FF) | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1932 | Francis Gormley (FF) | Seán Mac Eoin (CnaG) | ||||||||
| 8th | 1933 | James Victory (FF) | Charles Fagan (NCP) | ||||||||
| 9th | 1937 | Constituency abolished. See Athlone–Longford and Meath–Westmeath | |||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th | 1948 | Erskine H. Childers (FF) | Thomas Carter (FF) | Michael Kennedy (FF) | Seán Mac Eoin (FG) | Charles Fagan (Ind) | |||||
| 14th | 1951 | Frank Carter (FF) | |||||||||
| 15th | 1954 | Charles Fagan (FG) | |||||||||
| 16th | 1957 | Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (SF) | |||||||||
| 17th | 1961 | Frank Carter (FF) | Joe Sheridan (Ind) | 4 seats 1961–1992 | |||||||
| 18th | 1965 | Patrick Lenihan (FF) | Gerry L'Estrange (FG) | ||||||||
| 19th | 1969 | ||||||||||
| 1970 by-election | Patrick Cooney (FG) | ||||||||||
| 20th | 1973 | ||||||||||
| 21st | 1977 | Albert Reynolds (FF) | Seán Keegan (FF) | ||||||||
| 22nd | 1981 | Patrick Cooney (FG) | |||||||||
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | ||||||||||
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | Mary O'Rourke (FF) | |||||||||
| 25th | 1987 | Henry Abbott (FF) | |||||||||
| 26th | 1989 | Louis Belton (FG) | Paul McGrath (FG) | ||||||||
| 27th | 1992 | Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon and Westmeath | |||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th | 2007 | Willie Penrose (Lab) | Peter Kelly (FF) | Mary O'Rourke (FF) | James Bannon (FG) | ||||
| 31st | 2011 | Robert Troy (FF) | Nicky McFadden (FG) | ||||||
| 2014 by-election | Gabrielle McFadden (FG) | ||||||||
| 32nd | 2016 | Kevin "Boxer" Moran (Ind) | Peter Burke (FG) | ||||||
| 33rd | 2020 | Sorca Clarke (SF) | Joe Flaherty (FF) | ||||||
