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Frank Carter (Irish politician)

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Frank Carter
Teachta Dála
In office
October 1961 – June 1977
In office
May 1951 – March 1957
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
Senator
In office
22 May 1957 – 4 October 1961
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Personal details
Born(1910-07-27)27 July 1910
County Longford, Ireland
Died17 July 1988(1988-07-17) (aged 77)
County Longford, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil

Frank Carter (27 July 1910 – 17 July 1988) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A shopkeeper, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency at the 1951 general election.[1] He was re-elected at the 1954 general election but lost his seat at the 1957 general election.

He was subsequently elected to the 9th Seanad on the Labour Panel. He was re-elected to the Dáil at the 1961 general election.[2] He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he retired from politics at the 1977 general election.

References

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  1. ^ "Frank Carter". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Frank Carter". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2008.