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Peadar Doyle

Peadar Doyle

Irish politician (died 1956)

Peadar Seán Doyle (died 4 August 1956)[1] was an Irish politician. An engineer by profession, his son Seán was killed by British forces at Kilmashogue in the Dublin Mountains on Sunday, 19 September 1920.[2]

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Doyle was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency at the 1923 general election.[3] He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until his death in 1956.[4]

From 1937 onwards, he was re-elected as a Fine Gael TD and from 1948 he was elected for the Dublin South-West constituency.[4] He served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1941 to 1943 and from 1945 to 1946.[5][1] He was the first Fine Gael Lord Mayor.

References

  1. [1]
    "Peadar Doyle". The Boston Globe. 5 August 1956. p. 50. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Irish War of Independance [sic]". Gentleman's Military Interest Club. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Peadar Doyle". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  4. [4]
    "Peadar Doyle". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  5. [5]
    "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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