Andrew Clarkin
Irish politician (1891–1955)
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Andrew Sylvester Clarkin (1891 – 23 November 1955) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1][2]
Andrew Clarkin | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 21 April 1948 – 23 November 1955 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| In office 18 August 1944 – 21 April 1948 | |
| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
| In office 1951–1953 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Belton |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Butler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1891 Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland |
| Died | 23 November 1955 (aged 63–64) |
| Party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Clarkin |
Biography
Born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Clarkin was the son of Andrew Clarkin and Rose Anne Corrigan.[3]
He stood for election to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil candidate for the Dublin South constituency at the 1944 general election but was unsuccessful.[4] He was elected to Seanad Éireann by the Administrative Panel at the 1944 Seanad election. He was re-elected to the Seanad at the 1948, 1951 and 1954 Seanad elections on the Industrial and Commercial Panel. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1952 Dublin North–West by-election.[4] He died in 1955 during the 8th Seanad.[1]
He served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1951 to 1953.[5]