Eugene Timmons (died 13 May 1999) was an Irish
Fianna Fáil
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politician. He attended
St. Joseph's Secondary C.B.S. in
Fairview. An office worker, Timmons was first elected to
Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil
Teachta Dála
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(TD) for the
Dublin North-East
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constituency at the
1961 general election,
having previously stood at the
1948,
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
and
1954 general elections, but not the
1957 general election.
Timmons lost his Dáil seat at the
1965 general election but regained it at the
1969 general election, until losing it at the
1977 general election.
Timmons served two terms as
Lord Mayor of Dublin
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from 1965 to 1967.
References
Year of birth missing
1999 deaths
Fianna Fáil TDs
Lord Mayors of Dublin
Members of the 17th Dáil
Members of the 19th Dáil
Members of the 20th Dáil
Politicians from County Dublin
People educated at St. Joseph's CBS, Fairview
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