Denis Farrelly (18 September 1912 – 27 December 1974) was a
Fine Gael
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politician from
County Meath
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in
Ireland
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.
He was a
Teachta Dála
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(TD) for 8 years, and then a
Senator
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for five years.
A member of
Meath County Council
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from 1959, Farrelly was chairman of the
North-Eastern Health Board from 1971 until his death.
He stood unsuccessfully as a Fine Gael candidate for
Dáil Éireann
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in the
Meath constituency at the
1954 general election and at a
by-election in 1959, before winning the seat at the
1961 election. He was re-elected in
1965
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, but defeated at the
1969 general election. He stood again in
1973
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, but was not elected.
After the loss of his Dáil seat 1969, he was elected to the
12th Seanad Éireann on the
Industrial and Commercial Panel
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. He was returned in 1973 to the
13th Seanad
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, and died in office in 1974, aged 62.
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References
1912 births
1974 deaths
Fine Gael TDs
Members of the 17th Dáil
Members of the 18th Dáil
Members of the 12th Seanad
Members of the 13th Seanad
Local councillors in County Meath
Irish farmers
Fine Gael senators
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