Peadar Doyle
Peadar Doyle | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 1948 – 4 August 1956 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-West |
| In office August 1923 – February 1948 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South |
| Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
| In office 1945–1946 | |
| Preceded by | Martin O'Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | John McCann |
| In office 1941–1943 | |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Martin O'Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 4 August 1956 |
| Political party | |
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]
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
- ^ a b "Peadar Doyle". The Boston Globe. 5 August 1956. p. 50. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Irish War of Independance [sic]". Gentleman's Military Interest Club. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Peadar Doyle". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ a b "Peadar Doyle". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.