Philip Brady (politician) explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:March 1957
Term End:June 1977
Term Start2:May 1951
Term End2:May 1954
Constituency2:Dublin South-Central
Office3:Lord Mayor of Dublin
Term Start3:1959
Term End3:1960
Predecessor3:Catherine Byrne
Successor3:Maurice E. Dockrell
Birth Date:10 June 1893
Birth Place:Mountnugent, County Cavan, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fianna Fáil
Children:Gerard Brady

Philip Ambrose Brady (10 June 1893 – 6 January 1995) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South-Central for 19 years.[1]

He was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, at the 1951 general election. He was defeated at the 1954 general election, but he regained his seat at the 1957 general election, and held it at four subsequent elections until he stood down at the 1977 general election.[2] His son Gerard Brady then succeeded him as a TD for the new Dublin Rathmines West constituency[3]

He served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1959 to 1960.[4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Philip A. Brady. Oireachtas Members Database. 6 January 2008.
  2. Web site: Philip A. Brady. ElectionsIreland.org. 6 January 2008.
  3. Web site: Gerard Brady. ElectionsIreland.org. 6 January 2008.
  4. Web site: Dáil Éireann – Volume 447 – 24 January 1995. Oireachtas. 26 September 2008.
  5. Web site: Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020 . Dublin City Council. June 2020. 18 November 2023.