Frank Fahy (politician)

Frank Fahy
Fahy in 1933
Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
In office
9 March 1932 – 13 June 1951
Preceded byMichael Hayes
Succeeded byPatrick Hogan
Teachta Dála
In office
May 1951 – 12 July 1953
ConstituencyGalway South
In office
July 1937 – May 1951
ConstituencyGalway East
In office
May 1921 – July 1937
ConstituencyGalway
In office
December 1918 – May 1921
ConstituencyGalway South
Personal details
Born
Francis Patrick Fahy

(1879-05-23)23 May 1879
Kilchreest, County Galway, Ireland
Died12 July 1953(1953-07-12) (aged 73)
Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland
Resting placeDeans Grange Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Spouse
(m. 1908)
EducationMungret College
Alma materUniversity College Galway

Francis Patrick Fahy (23 May 1879 – 12 July 1953) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1932 to 1951. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1919 to his death in 1953.[1]

He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for 35 years, first for Sinn Féin and later as a member of Fianna Fáil, before becoming Ceann Comhairle (chairperson) for over 19 years.[2]

  1. ^ "Frank Fahy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  2. ^ White, Lawrence William; Ferriter, Diarmaid. "Fahy, Francis Patrick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 5 January 2022.