Patrick Cummins (politician)
Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1921–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patrick J. Cummins (10 June 1921 – 5 March 2009) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]
Patrick Cummins | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1958 – April 1965 | |
Constituency | Dublin South-Central |
Personal details | |
Born | (1921-06-10)10 June 1921 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 5 March 2009(2009-03-05) (aged 87) Dublin, Ireland |
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
He was the son of Paddy Cummins who was a baker from Pearse Street, Dublin and a sergeant in the 6th Royal Dublin Fusiliers during World War I.[2]
He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency at the 1958 by-election caused by the resignation of the independent TD Jack Murphy.[3] He was re-elected at the 1961 general election but lost his seat at the 1965 general election, and was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1969 and 1973 general elections.[3]
He was a Dublin City Councillor and a governor of the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He was a member of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association, his father's regiment.[4]