Patrick Burke | |
Office: | Teachta Dála |
Term Start: | February 1932 |
Term End: | 7 February 1945 |
Constituency: | Clare |
Party: | Fine Gael |
Otherparty: | Cumann na nGaedheal |
Birth Date: | 16 April 1879 |
Birth Place: | County Clare, Ireland |
Death Place: | County Clare, Ireland |
Patrick Burke (16 April 1879 – 7 February 1945) was an Irish politician.[1] He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1932 general election as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency. He was re-elected as a Fine Gael TD at the 1937 general election, and served as a TD until his death in 1945.[2] Following his death, a by-election was held on 4 December 1945, which was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Shanahan.