Frank Carter | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office October 1961 – June 1977 | |
In office May 1951 – March 1957 | |
Constituency | Longford–Westmeath |
Senator | |
In office 22 May 1957 – 4 October 1961 | |
Constituency | Labour Panel |
Personal details | |
Born | County Longford, Ireland | 27 July 1910
Died | 17 July 1988 County Longford, Ireland | (aged 77)
Political party | Fianna 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.