Patrick J. Cummins (10 June 1921 – 5 March 2009) was an Irish

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politician. He was the son of Paddy Cummins who was a baker from Pearse Street,

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and a sergeant in the 6th Royal Dublin Fusiliers during

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. He was elected to

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as a Fianna Fáil

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(TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency at the 1958 by-election caused by the resignation of the independent TD Jack Murphy. He was re-elected at the 1961 general election but lost his seat at the 1965 general election, and was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1969 and 1973 general elections. He was a Dublin City Councillor and a governor of the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He was a member of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association, his father's regiment.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cummins, Patrick 1921 births 2009 deaths Fianna Fáil TDs Members of the 16th Dáil Members of the 17th Dáil Politicians from County Dublin