James J. Kennedy (10 March 1909 – 13 September 1968) was an Irish

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politician and farmer. He was a member of

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for one term, from his election as a

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(TD) for the

Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 N ...

constituency at the 1965 general election until his death in 1968. He was also a chairman of

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. There was no subsequent

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as the 1969 general election took place the following June.

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