Office: | Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann |
1Blankname: | Ceann Comhairle |
Term Start: | 15 November 1967 |
Term End: | 5 July 1977 |
Predecessor: | Cormac Breslin |
Successor: | Seán Browne |
Office1: | Teachta Dála |
Term Start1: | March 1957 |
Term End1: | June 1977 |
Constituency1: | Limerick West |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1906 |
Birth Place: | County Limerick, Ireland |
Death Place: | County Limerick, Ireland |
Party: | Fine Gael |
Education: | Rockwell College |
Alma Mater: | St Patrick's College, Dublin |
Spouse: | Anne O'Donnell |
Children: | 4 |
Denis Francis Jones (12 October 1906 – 6 May 1987) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. A school teacher by profession, he was an unsuccessful candidate at the December 1955 by-election. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick West constituency at the 1957 general election.[1] He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he retired from politics at the 1977 general election.[2] He served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle (deputy chairperson) of the Dáil from 1967 to 1977, and Fine Gael spokesperson for education.
He was educated at Rockwell College, and St Patrick's College, Dublin, where he trained as a teacher. He married Anne O'Donnell, and they had four daughters. He was active in the GAA and Muintir na Tíre.[3]