Con Meaney Explained

Con Meaney
Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:October 1961
Term End:April 1965
Constituency:Cork Mid
Term Start1:July 1937
Term End1:June 1943
Constituency1:Cork North
Birth Name:Cornelius Meaney
Birth Date:8 December 1890
Birth Place:Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland
Death Place:Cork, Ireland
Party:Fianna Fáil
Spouse:Nora Connell
Children:2, including Thomas

Cornelius Meaney (8 December 1890 – 11 September 1970) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1937 to 1943 and 1961 to 1965.[1]

Meaney was first elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Cork North constituency at the 1937 general election. He was re-elected at the 1938 general election but lost his seat at the 1943 general election. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1944, 1948 and 1951 general elections. He contested the 1961 general election and was elected for the Cork Mid constituency.[2] He retired at the 1965 general election, and his son Thomas Meaney succeeded him as the Fianna Fáil TD for Cork Mid.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cornelius Meaney. Oireachtas Members Database. 11 April 2009.
  2. Web site: Con Meaney. ElectionsIreland.org. 11 April 2009.