Robert Lahiffe
Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1909–1975)
Robert Lahiffe
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Senator | |
In office
May 1957 – April 1965 |
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Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
Teachta Dála | |
In office
August 1953 – March 1957 |
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In office
February 1948 – May 1951 |
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Constituency | Galway South |
Personal details | |
Born |
(
1909-03-09
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9 March 1909
Gort , County Galway , Ireland |
Died |
8 March 1975
(1975-03-08)
(aged
65)
County Galway, Ireland |
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
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Robert Lahiffe (9 March 1909 – 8 March 1975) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and farmer. He served in the Oireachtas for 7 years as a Teachta Dála (TD), and then as a Senator for 8 years. [1]
Lahiffe was born in the townland of Cloone, Gort , County Galway , the son of James N. Lahiff and Maria Quinn. [2]
Lahiffe was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1948 general election as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Galway South constituency. He was defeated at the 1951 general election by Fine Gael 's Patrick Cawley , but two years later was re-elected at a by-election in August 1953 following the death of Frank Fahy , a Fianna Fáil TD who as Ceann Comhairle had been returned unopposed in 1951. Lahiffe held the seat at the general election in 1954 , [3] but was ousted again at the 1957 general election . Fianna Fáil had run three candidates in three-seat constituency, and Lahiffe was beaten by his first-time running-mate Michael Carty . [4]
He was then elected to the 9th Seanad by the Agricultural Panel , which re-elected him in 1961. However, he was defeated at the 1965 election to the 11th Seanad . [3]
References
- ↑ "Robert Lahiffe" . Oireachtas Members Database . Retrieved 8 January 2008 .
- ↑ "General Registrar's Office" (PDF) . IrishGenealogy.ie . Retrieved 17 August 2018 .
- 1 2 "Robert Lahiffe" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 8 January 2008 .
- ↑ "General election: 5 March 1957 – Galway South" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 8 January 2008 .
Teachtaí Dála
(TDs) for the
Galway South
constituency
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