Seán Casey Explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:May 1954
Term End:29 April 1967
Constituency:Cork Borough
Birth Date:9 May 1922
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland
Death Place:Cork, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Labour Party

Seán Casey (9 May 1922 – 29 April 1967) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1954 general election.[1] He was re-elected at the 1957, 1961 and 1965 general elections.[2] He died in April 1967 during the term of the 18th Dáil and the by-election held on 9 November 1967 was won by Seán French of Fianna Fáil.

He served as Lord Mayor of Cork in 1956, 1962 and 1966.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seán Casey. ElectionsIreland.org. 30 September 2008.
  2. Web site: Seán Casey. Oireachtas Members Database. 30 September 2008.
  3. Web site: Previous Mayors of Cork. Cork City Council. 11 December 2022.