Alfie Byrne | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office July 1937 – 13 March 1956 | |
Constituency | Dublin North-East |
In office February 1932 – July 1937 | |
In office August 1923 – December 1928 | |
Constituency | Dublin North |
In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
Constituency | Dublin Mid |
Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
In office June 1954 – May 1955 | |
Preceded by | Bernard Butler |
Succeeded by | Denis Larkin |
In office June 1930 – June 1939 | |
Preceded by | Laurence O'Neill (1924) |
Succeeded by | Kathleen Clarke |
Senator | |
In office 12 December 1928 – 9 December 1931 | |
Member of Parliament | |
In office October 1915 – December 1918 | |
Constituency | Dublin Harbour |
Personal details | |
Born | Alfred Byrne 17 March 1882 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 13 March 1956 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 73)
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Irish Parliamentary Party |
Spouse | Elizabeth Heagney |
Children | 8, including Patrick, A. P. and Thomas[1][2][3] |
Alfred Byrne (17 March 1882 – 13 March 1956) was an Irish politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP), as a Teachta Dála (TD) and as Lord Mayor of Dublin. He was known as the "Shaking Hand of Dublin".[4]
Shaking
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).