Eamon Rice
Irish politician (1873–1937)
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Eamon Rice (26 April 1873 – 7 November 1937) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A national school teacher, he married Bridget Heneghan on 1 September 1914, and they had four children.[1]
ConstituencyMonaghan
BornEdward Rice
26 April 1873
26 April 1873
County Monaghan, Ireland
Died7 November 1937 (aged 64)
County Monaghan, Ireland
Eamon Rice | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 1932 – 7 November 1937 | |
| Constituency | Monaghan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Rice 26 April 1873 County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Died | 7 November 1937 (aged 64) County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Bridget Heneghan |
| Children | 4 |
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) at the 1932 general election for the Monaghan constituency.[2] He was re-elected at the 1933 and 1937 general elections.[3] He died while still in office in 1937. No by-election was held to fill his seat, but his widow Bridget Rice was elected as a TD for the same constituency from 1938 to 1954.