Seán Browne

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birth_date = 3 May 1916
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constituency3 = Wexford
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Seán Browne ( _ga. Seán de Brún; 3 May 1916 – 27 March 1996) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the constituency of Wexford — first elected in 1957. cite news
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title = Browne celebrates 22 years at the top
work = Gorey Guardian
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date = Thursday, 19 May 2005
url = http://www.goreyguardian.ie/news/browne-celebrates-22-years-at-the-top-1159818.html| accessdate = 2008-05-11]

Early and private life

Browne was a prominent member of the GAA. He served as chairman of Wexford County Board for 21 years.cite web
url=http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0463/D.0463.199603270002.html
title=Death of Former Member (Seán Browne): Expression of Sympathy - Parliamentary Debates - Dáil Éireann - Volume 463 - 27 March, 1996
work=historical-debates.oireachtas.ie
accessdate=2008-05-14]

Seán Browne was the uncle of John Browne, currently a TD representing the constituency of Wexford.

Political career

Browne was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1957 general election.cite web
url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2453
title=Seán Browne's electoral history
work= ElectionsIreland.org
accessdate=2008-05-14] He was defeated at the at the 1961 election, and was unsuccessful again in at the 1965 general election. However, after his 1961 defeat he was elected to the 10th Seanad on the Labour Panel, which returned him in 1965 to the 11th Seanad. [cite web
url=http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=10&MemberID=1168&ConstID=206
title=Seán Browne - Seanad Members' Database
work= Houses of the Oireachtas Website
accessdate=2008-05-14]

Browne regained his Dáil seat at the at the 1969 general election. He was re-elected to the Dáil in 1973 and 1977, but was defeated at the at the 1981 general election. He was re-elected at the February 1982 election, but when the 23rd Dáil was dissolved later that year, he did not contest the November 1982 election.

He also served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle (Deputy Speaker) from 1977 to 1981. [cite web |url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?MemberFirstName=sean&MemberName=browne&disp=src&housetype=&HouseNum=&ConstID=
title=Seán Browne - Dáil Éireann Members' Database
work= Houses of the Oireachtas Website
accessdate=2008-05-14]

References

External links

*cite web |url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2453
title=Seán Browne's electoral history
work= ElectionsIreland.org
accessdate=2008-05-14
*cite web |url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?MemberFirstName=sean&MemberName=browne&disp=src&housetype=&HouseNum=&ConstID=
title=Seán Browne – Oireachtas Members' Database
work= Houses of the Oireachtas Website
accessdate=2008-05-14