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Irish politician (1867–1934)

Francis McGuinness
Senator
In office
17 September 1925 – 12 September 1934
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1922 – August 1923
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
Personal details
Born(1867-02-23)23 February 1867
Tarmonbarry, County Roscommon, Ireland
Died30 November 1934(1934-11-30) (aged 67)
Political party
RelativesJoseph McGuinness (brother)
British Army military intelligence file for Frank McGuinness
British Army military intelligence file for Frank McGuinness

Francis McGuinness (23 February 1867 – 30 November 1934) was an Irish politician.

Early life

McGuinness was born in 1867 in Cloonmore townland, Tarmonbarry, County Roscommon, to Martin McGuinness, landholder, and Rose Farrell.

Political life

He was an older brother of Joseph McGuinness, whose seat he won after the former's death. He was elected as a pro-Treaty Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) to the 3rd Dáil at the 1922 general election for the Longford–Westmeath constituency.

He stood as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate at the 1923 general election but was not elected. He was elected to the Seanad for 9 years in 1925 and did not seek re-election in 1934.

References

  1. Recorded as Francis MacGuinness in Oireachtas Members Database.
  2. "General Registrar's Office" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. "Francis MacGuinness". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  4. "Francis McGuinness". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 December 2008.

External links

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency
This table is transcluded from Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921 Lorcan Robbins
(SF)
Seán Mac Eoin
(SF)
Joseph McGuinness
(SF)
Laurence Ginnell
(SF)
4 seats
1921–1923
3rd 1922 John Lyons
(Lab)
Seán Mac Eoin
(PT-SF)
Francis McGuinness
(PT-SF)
Laurence Ginnell
(AT-SF)
4th 1923 John Lyons
(Ind)
Conor Byrne
(Rep)
James Killane
(Rep)
Patrick Shaw
(CnaG)
Patrick McKenna
(FP)
5th 1927 (Jun) Henry Broderick
(Lab)
Michael Kennedy
(FF)
James Victory
(FF)
Hugh Garahan
(FP)
6th 1927 (Sep) James Killane
(FF)
Michael Connolly
(CnaG)
1930 by-election James Geoghegan
(FF)
7th 1932 Francis Gormley
(FF)
Seán Mac Eoin
(CnaG)
8th 1933 James Victory
(FF)
Charles Fagan
(NCP)
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Athlone–Longford and Meath–Westmeath


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 Erskine H. Childers
(FF)
Thomas Carter
(FF)
Michael Kennedy
(FF)
Seán Mac Eoin
(FG)
Charles Fagan
(Ind)
14th 1951 Frank Carter
(FF)
15th 1954 Charles Fagan
(FG)
16th 1957 Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
(SF)
17th 1961 Frank Carter
(FF)
Joe Sheridan
(Ind)
4 seats
1961–1992
18th 1965 Patrick Lenihan
(FF)
Gerry L'Estrange
(FG)
19th 1969
1970 by-election Patrick Cooney
(FG)
20th 1973
21st 1977 Albert Reynolds
(FF)
Seán Keegan
(FF)
22nd 1981 Patrick Cooney
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)
24th 1982 (Nov) Mary O'Rourke
(FF)
25th 1987 Henry Abbott
(FF)
26th 1989 Louis Belton
(FG)
Paul McGrath
(FG)
27th 1992 Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon and Westmeath


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
30th 2007 Willie Penrose
(Lab)
Peter Kelly
(FF)
Mary O'Rourke
(FF)
James Bannon
(FG)
4 seats
2007–2024
31st 2011 Robert Troy
(FF)
Nicky McFadden
(FG)
2014 by-election Gabrielle McFadden
(FG)
32nd 2016 Kevin "Boxer" Moran
(Ind)
Peter Burke
(FG)
33rd 2020 Sorca Clarke
(SF)
Joe Flaherty
(FF)
34th 2024 Kevin "Boxer" Moran
(Ind)
Micheál Carrigy
(FG)
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