Patrick Gaffney

Patrick Gaffney

Patrick Gaffney (died 1943) was an Irish Farmers' Party politician. A flour miller before entering politics, Gaffney was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Carlow-Kilkenny in the 1922 general election. He resigned after 3 months because he refused to take the Oath of Allegiance. [cite book
title=The Resurrection of Ireland: The Sinn Féin Party, 1916-1923
isbn=0521650739
pages=p.391
first=Michael
last=Laffan
date=1999
publisher=Cambridge University Press
] He stood as an Independent candidate in the 1923 general election but was not elected. He is the one of the shortest serving TDs of all time.

References

*Oireachtas-database|1=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=3&MemberID=440&ConstID=20

External links

* [http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1108 Patrick Gaffney's electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)


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