Seán French (8 November 1931 – 25 December 2011) was a

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politician from

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. He was a

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(TD) from 1967 to 1982. French was elected to

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on his first attempt, at a by-election in 1967 for the Cork Borough constituency which was caused by the death of the Labour Party TD

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. He was re-elected at the next five general elections, but lost his seat at the November 1982 general election and did not stand again. He also stood as a candidate for the

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, at the first direct election in 1979 in the

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constituency, but was not elected. Seán French was

Lord Mayor of Cork The Lord Mayor of Cork ( ga, Ard-Mhéara Chathair Chorcaí) is the honorific title of the Chairperson ( ga, Cathaoirleach) of Cork City Council which is the local government body for the city of Cork (city), Cork in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. ...

for the term from 1976 to 1977. His father, also called Seán French, also served as a TD and Lord Mayor of Cork.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:French, Sean 1931 births 2011 deaths Fianna Fáil TDs Members of the 18th Dáil Members of the 19th Dáil Members of the 20th Dáil Members of the 21st Dáil Members of the 22nd Dáil Members of the 23rd Dáil Lord Mayors of Cork

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