Frank Carter (27 July 1910 – 17 July 1988) was an Irish

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politician. A shopkeeper, he was elected to

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as a Fianna Fáil

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(TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency at the 1951 general election. He was re-elected at the 1954 general election but lost his seat at the 1957 general election. He was subsequently elected to the

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on the Labour Panel. He was re-elected to the Dáil at the 1961 general election. He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he retired from politics at the 1977 general election.

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