Francis Loughman (1892 – 13 May 1972) was an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christia ...

politician who served as a

Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ''Member of Parli ...

(TD) and Senator from the 1930s to the 1960s. A pharmaceutical chemist before entering politics, Loughman was first elected to Dáil Éireann for the

Tipperary Tipperary is the name of: Places *County Tipperary, a county in Ireland **North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh **South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel *Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...

constituency at the 1938 general election but lost his seat at the subsequent 1943 general election. He was re-elected at the 1944 general election but again lost his seat at the 1948 general election. He was again elected at the 1957 general election and again lost his seat at the 1961 general election. In the period between the 1948 and 1954 general elections, Loughman served as a member of 6th Seanad and 7th Seanad on the

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1892 births 1972 deaths Fianna Fáil TDs Members of the 10th Dáil Members of the 12th Dáil Members of the 16th Dáil Members of the 6th Seanad Members of the 7th Seanad Politicians from County Tipperary Fianna Fáil senators {{Ireland-senator-stub