626:
619:
612:
1368:
655:
639:
381:
272:
66:
1624:
1002:
1604:
1006:
1614:
554:
1619:
1584:
357:
337:, and was instrumental in the establishment of the All-Ireland amateur drama festival. In the 1930s, he served on the executive committee of the
1609:
307:
230:
1080:
873:
361:
353:
1594:
1589:
917:
847:
466:
Patrick
Lenihan was the only member of his family to serve in the Dáil who was not appointed a Minister at some stage in his career.
463:. Brian Lenihan Jnr was re-elected but died in June 2011, ending the Lenihans' fifty years of continuous service in the Oireachtas.
1372:
1132:
1098:
985:
811:
767:
401:
1629:
1450:
1166:
1115:
1432:
448:
531:
338:
333:. At its height it was the major employer in the Midlands. He also was involved for some years in the Hodson Bay Hotel on
460:
452:
413:
405:
385:
55:
1579:
1325:
475:
436:
1509:
1149:
1544:
1351:
1062:
838:
311:
248:
594:
1518:
432:
604:
495:
1599:
1574:
1569:
303:
215:
1208:
174:
1492:
1071:
785:
734:
651:
440:
424:
397:
189:
162:
1441:
1308:
1089:
959:
794:
776:
743:
725:
435:; in the later stages of his career in the 1980s, he left Fianna Fáil to join Neil Blaney's
428:
393:
299:
298:, son of Patrick Lenihan, a teacher, and Hannah Lenihan (née McIherney). He was educated at
203:
193:
526:
416:
and died suddenly in 1970. His seat was taken at the subsequent by-election by Fine Gael's
314:. Following graduation he taught at Christian Brothers' schools in Belfast for two years.
1257:
950:
933:
864:
20:
635:
377:
268:
42:
408:. It was the first, and to date only, occasion of a child preceding his parent into the
1476:
1423:
1283:
1266:
1232:
716:
417:
326:
264:
126:
1563:
976:
908:
882:
829:
444:
349:
168:
568:
1535:
1342:
1175:
891:
365:
322:
295:
98:
1467:
820:
456:
342:
291:
279:
210:
94:
389:
334:
431:, served as Irish cabinet ministers. A third, Paddy, served as a member of
409:
330:
318:
278:
He held the distinction of being the only parent to be elected to the
115:
360:
in 1936. The following year he played in (to date) Westmeath's only
555:"Maud Gonne and the 1930s' movement for basic income in Ireland"
608:
306:, he graduated a year late because of his involvement with the
459:. Conor Lenihan and Mary O'Rourke lost their seats at the
665:
661:
396:
in the famous "long count", by thirteen votes. His son
1181:
400:
had been elected in the neighbouring constituency of
749:
412:. Patrick Lenihan was re-elected to the Dáil at the
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236:
226:
221:
209:
199:
184:
155:
132:
122:
105:
81:
76:
62:
41:
30:
595:"Lenihan, face of Irish crisis, survives election"
420:who subsequently went on to serve as a Minister.
263:(4 September 1902 – 11 March 1970) was an Irish
620:
8:
627:
613:
605:
439:. Two of Patrick Lenihan's grandchildren,
362:Leinster Senior Hurling Championship final
348:He also had some success as a hurler with
27:
1383:
1017:
671:
16:Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1902–1970)
487:
358:All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
656:Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)
329:to run the Gentex textiles company in
520:
518:
516:
282:when his child was already a member.
7:
354:Leinster Junior Hurling Championship
1625:People educated at Garbally College
553:Warren, Gordon (24 November 2020).
341:, fellow members of which included
1605:Alumni of the University of Galway
455:respectively in the government of
14:
1615:Politicians from County Westmeath
593:Holton, Kate (26 February 2011).
376:He was elected as a Fianna Fáil
317:He was an Inspector of Taxes in
290:He was born 4 September 1902 in
275:constituency from 1965 to 1970.
145:
1620:Westmeath inter-county hurlers
1585:Irish sportsperson-politicians
380:at his first attempt, for the
1:
1610:Politicians from County Clare
532:Dictionary of Irish Biography
1367:Constituency abolished. See
1001:Constituency abolished. See
364:, in which they lost out to
325:, before being appointed by
500:Oireachtas Members Database
388:. He beat the long-serving
352:during the 1930s. He won a
267:politician who served as a
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1365:
999:
649:
476:Families in the Oireachtas
18:
1517:
1515:
1466:
1464:
1458:
1449:
1447:
1422:
1420:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1307:
1305:
1282:
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1263:
1256:
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1207:
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1114:
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1097:
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1061:
1059:
1046:
1041:
1036:
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1026:
958:
956:
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916:
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861:
837:
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700:
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339:Irish Social Credit Party
312:Irish War of Independence
304:University College Galway
254:
249:Irish War of Independence
216:University College Galway
72:
58: – 11 March 1970
48:
37:
1595:Members of the 19th Dáil
1590:Members of the 18th Dáil
527:"Lenihan, Patrick James"
433:Roscommon County Council
19:Not to be confused with
437:Independent Fianna Fáil
1630:People from Ennistymon
461:2011 general election
423:Two of his children,
414:1969 general election
386:1965 general election
261:Patrick James Lenihan
237:Years of service
231:Irish Republican Army
573:ElectionsIreland.org
449:Minister for Finance
384:constituency at the
1510:Kevin "Boxer" Moran
1063:Erskine H. Childers
302:, Ballinasloe, and
1493:Gabrielle McFadden
1369:Longford–Roscommon
786:Francis McGuinness
640:Longford–Westmeath
382:Longford–Westmeath
273:Longford–Westmeath
67:Longford–Westmeath
1557:
1556:
1552:
1551:
1379:
1378:
1150:Ruairà Ó Brádaigh
1013:
1012:
735:Joseph McGuinness
569:"Patrick Lenihan"
496:"Patrick Lenihan"
453:Minister of State
441:Brian Lenihan Jnr
425:Brian Lenihan Snr
406:previous election
258:
257:
163:Brian Lenihan Jnr
1637:
1486:2014 by-election
1384:
1226:1970 by-election
1209:Gerry L'Estrange
1018:
1003:Athlone–Longford
927:1930 by-election
918:Michael Connolly
795:Laurence Ginnell
744:Laurence Ginnell
672:
669:
629:
622:
615:
606:
599:
598:
590:
584:
583:
581:
579:
565:
559:
558:
550:
544:
543:
541:
539:
522:
511:
510:
508:
506:
492:
404:in 1961, at the
300:Garbally College
222:Military service
204:Garbally College
175:Feargal O'Rourke
149:
147:
112:
92:4 September 1902
91:
89:
77:Personal details
53:
28:
1645:
1644:
1640:
1639:
1638:
1636:
1635:
1634:
1580:Fianna Fáil TDs
1560:
1559:
1558:
1553:
1547:
1538:
1521:
1512:
1495:
1479:
1470:
1453:
1444:
1435:
1426:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1381:
1354:
1345:
1328:
1311:
1286:
1269:
1260:
1258:Albert Reynolds
1235:
1211:
1202:
1200:Patrick Lenihan
1184:
1178:
1169:
1152:
1135:
1118:
1101:
1092:
1083:
1081:Michael Kennedy
1074:
1065:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1015:
1007:Meath–Westmeath
988:
979:
962:
953:
951:Francis Gormley
936:
934:James Geoghegan
920:
911:
894:
885:
876:
874:Michael Kennedy
867:
865:Henry Broderick
850:
848:Patrick McKenna
841:
832:
823:
814:
797:
788:
779:
770:
752:
746:
737:
728:
719:
702:
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592:
591:
587:
577:
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567:
566:
562:
552:
551:
547:
537:
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525:Boylan, Shaun.
524:
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514:
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494:
493:
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484:
472:
374:
288:
180:
151:
148: 1925)
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139:
123:Political party
114:
110:
93:
87:
85:
54:
49:
33:
32:Patrick Lenihan
24:
21:Patrick Lenehan
17:
12:
11:
5:
1643:
1641:
1633:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1600:Lenihan family
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1562:
1561:
1555:
1554:
1550:
1549:
1542:
1540:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1524:
1523:
1516:
1514:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1498:
1497:
1490:
1488:
1482:
1481:
1477:Nicky McFadden
1474:
1472:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1456:
1455:
1448:
1446:
1439:
1437:
1430:
1428:
1424:Willie Penrose
1421:
1419:
1416:
1412:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1388:
1377:
1376:
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1340:
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1335:
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1323:
1321:
1318:
1314:
1313:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1297:
1296:
1293:
1289:
1288:
1284:Patrick Cooney
1281:
1279:
1276:
1272:
1271:
1264:
1262:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1246:
1245:
1242:
1238:
1237:
1233:Patrick Cooney
1230:
1228:
1222:
1221:
1218:
1214:
1213:
1206:
1204:
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1192:
1188:
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1173:
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1164:
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1147:
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1137:
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1128:
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1120:
1113:
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1103:
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1087:
1085:
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1060:
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1045:
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1030:
1025:
1022:
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923:
922:
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913:
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869:
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843:
836:
834:
827:
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799:
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783:
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774:
772:
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763:
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755:
748:
741:
739:
732:
730:
723:
721:
717:Lorcan Robbins
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712:
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650:This table is
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638:(TDs) for the
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601:
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560:
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512:
486:
485:
483:
480:
479:
478:
471:
468:
418:Patrick Cooney
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370:
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284:
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255:
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251:
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137:
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134:
130:
129:
124:
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119:
113:(aged 67)
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102:
83:
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15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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1511:
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1494:
1491:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1483:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1469:
1461:
1457:
1452:
1443:
1442:Mary O'Rourke
1440:
1438:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1425:
1417:
1414:
1413:
1389:
1386:
1385:
1382:
1375:
1374:
1370:
1362:
1359:
1358:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1333:
1332:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1310:
1309:Mary O'Rourke
1302:
1299:
1298:
1294:
1291:
1290:
1285:
1277:
1274:
1273:
1268:
1259:
1251:
1248:
1247:
1243:
1240:
1239:
1234:
1227:
1224:
1223:
1219:
1215:
1210:
1201:
1193:
1190:
1189:
1186:
1177:
1168:
1160:
1157:
1156:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1139:
1134:
1133:Charles Fagan
1126:
1123:
1122:
1117:
1109:
1106:
1105:
1100:
1099:Charles Fagan
1091:
1090:Seán Mac Eoin
1082:
1073:
1072:Thomas Carter
1070:
1068:
1064:
1056:
1053:
1052:
1023:
1020:
1019:
1016:
1009:
1008:
1004:
996:
993:
992:
987:
986:Charles Fagan
984:
982:
978:
977:James Victory
975:
973:
970:
967:
966:
961:
960:Seán Mac Eoin
952:
949:
947:
944:
941:
940:
935:
928:
925:
924:
919:
910:
909:James Killane
907:
905:
902:
898:
893:
890:
888:
884:
883:James Victory
881:
879:
875:
866:
858:
855:
854:
849:
846:
844:
840:
831:
830:James Killane
828:
826:
822:
819:
817:
813:
810:
808:
805:
802:
801:
796:
793:
791:
787:
784:
782:
778:
777:Seán Mac Eoin
775:
773:
769:
766:
764:
761:
758:
757:
754:
745:
742:
740:
736:
733:
731:
727:
726:Seán Mac Eoin
724:
722:
718:
715:
713:
710:
707:
706:
677:
674:
673:
667:
663:
657:
653:
646:
641:
637:
636:Teachtaà Dála
630:
625:
623:
618:
616:
611:
610:
607:
596:
589:
586:
574:
570:
564:
561:
556:
549:
546:
534:
533:
528:
521:
519:
517:
513:
501:
497:
491:
488:
481:
477:
474:
473:
469:
467:
464:
462:
458:
454:
450:
446:
445:Conor Lenihan
442:
438:
434:
430:
429:Mary O'Rourke
426:
421:
419:
415:
411:
407:
403:
399:
398:Brian Lenihan
395:
394:Seán Mac Eoin
391:
387:
383:
379:
371:
369:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
346:
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
315:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
285:
283:
281:
276:
274:
271:(TD) for the
270:
266:
262:
253:
250:
247:
243:
239:
235:
232:
229:
225:
220:
217:
214:
212:
208:
205:
202:
198:
195:
191:
188:4, including
187:
183:
176:
173:
170:
169:Conor Lenihan
167:
164:
161:
160:
158:
154:
135:
131:
128:
125:
121:
117:
109:11 March 1970
108:
104:
100:
96:
84:
80:
75:
71:
68:
65:
61:
57:
52:
47:
44:
40:
36:
29:
26:
22:
1545:Joe Flaherty
1536:Sorca Clarke
1485:
1451:James Bannon
1380:
1366:
1352:Paul McGrath
1343:Louis Belton
1326:Henry Abbott
1225:
1199:
1182:
1176:Joe Sheridan
1167:Frank Carter
1116:Frank Carter
1014:
1000:
926:
892:Hugh Garahan
839:Patrick Shaw
750:
642:constituency
588:
576:. Retrieved
572:
563:
548:
536:. Retrieved
530:
503:. Retrieved
499:
490:
465:
447:, served as
422:
375:
347:
323:County Louth
316:
296:County Clare
289:
277:
269:Teachta Dála
260:
259:
245:Battles/wars
138:Anne Scanlon
111:(1970-03-11)
99:County Clare
63:Constituency
50:
43:Teachta Dála
25:
1575:1970 deaths
1570:1902 births
1519:Peter Burke
1468:Robert Troy
1433:Peter Kelly
1303:1982 (Nov)
1295:1982 (Feb)
1267:Seán Keegan
903:1927 (Sep)
859:1927 (Jun)
821:Conor Byrne
652:transcluded
457:Brian Cowen
327:Seán Lemass
310:during the
265:Fianna Fáil
127:Fianna Fáil
1564:Categories
812:John Lyons
768:John Lyons
597:. Reuters.
578:19 October
538:1 February
505:19 October
482:References
343:Maud Gonne
292:Ennistymon
286:Early life
280:Oireachtas
227:Allegiance
211:Alma mater
177:(grandson)
171:(grandson)
165:(grandson)
95:Ennistymon
88:1902-09-04
56:April 1965
1373:Westmeath
1185:1961–1992
753:1921–1923
402:Roscommon
390:Fine Gael
350:Westmeath
335:Lough Ree
240:1919–1922
200:Education
156:Relations
118:, Ireland
101:, Ireland
51:In office
1410:(Party)
1390:Election
1049:(Party)
1024:Election
798:(AT-SF)
789:(PT-SF)
780:(PT-SF)
703:(Party)
678:Election
470:See also
372:Politics
366:Kilkenny
185:Children
1405:(Party)
1400:(Party)
1395:(Party)
1183:4 seats
1044:(Party)
1039:(Party)
1034:(Party)
1029:(Party)
963:(CnaG)
921:(CnaG)
842:(CnaG)
751:4 seats
698:(Party)
693:(Party)
688:(Party)
683:(Party)
666:history
664:|
356:and an
331:Athlone
319:Dundalk
150:
142:
1513:(Ind)
1427:(Lab)
1408:Deputy
1403:Deputy
1398:Deputy
1393:Deputy
1179:(Ind)
1102:(Ind)
1047:Deputy
1042:Deputy
1037:Deputy
1032:Deputy
1027:Deputy
989:(NCP)
868:(Lab)
833:(Rep)
824:(Rep)
815:(Ind)
771:(Lab)
701:Deputy
696:Deputy
691:Deputy
686:Deputy
681:Deputy
133:Spouse
116:Dublin
1548:(FF)
1539:(SF)
1530:2020
1522:(FG)
1504:2016
1496:(FG)
1480:(FG)
1471:(FF)
1462:2011
1454:(FG)
1445:(FF)
1436:(FF)
1418:2007
1363:1992
1355:(FG)
1346:(FG)
1337:1989
1329:(FF)
1320:1987
1312:(FF)
1287:(FG)
1278:1981
1270:(FF)
1261:(FF)
1252:1977
1244:1973
1236:(FG)
1220:1969
1212:(FG)
1203:(FF)
1194:1965
1170:(FF)
1161:1961
1153:(SF)
1144:1957
1136:(FG)
1127:1954
1119:(FF)
1110:1951
1093:(FG)
1084:(FF)
1075:(FF)
1066:(FF)
1057:1948
997:1937
980:(FF)
971:1933
954:(FF)
945:1932
937:(FF)
912:(FF)
895:(FP)
886:(FF)
877:(FF)
851:(FP)
806:1923
762:1922
747:(SF)
738:(SF)
729:(SF)
720:(SF)
711:1921
654:from
190:Brian
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1371:and
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1334:26th
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1300:24th
1292:23rd
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192:and
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968:8th
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392:TD
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