Victor Patrick Carton (6 January 1902 – 11 April 1970) was an
Irish Fine Gael
Fine Gael (, ; English: "Family (or Tribe) of the Irish") is a liberal-conservative and Christian-democratic political party in Ireland. Fine Gael is currently the third-largest party in the Republic of Ireland in terms of members of Dáil à ...
politician.
He was a member of
Seanad Éireann from 1954 to 1969. He was first elected to the
8th Seanad in 1954 by the
Labour Panel, and was re-elected at the 1957, 1961 and 1965 elections.
[ He did not contest the 1969 Seanad election.][
He stood for election to ]Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann ( , ; ) is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann (the upper house).Article 15.1.2º of the Constitution of Ireland read ...
on four occasions but was not elected.
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1902 births
1970 deaths
Members of the 8th Seanad
Members of the 9th Seanad
Members of the 10th Seanad
Members of the 11th Seanad
Fine Gael senators
Politicians from County Dublin
Labour Panel senators
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