Frederick Summerfield
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Frederick Summerfield | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 21 April 1948 – 22 July 1954 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| In office 7 March 1945 – 21 April 1948 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 December 1887 Portobello, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 22 July 1975 (aged 87) Dublin, Ireland |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Nora O'Brien
(m. 1913; death 1944) |
| Children | 3 |
Frederick Maurice Summerfield (30 December 1887 – 22 July 1975) was an Irish independent politician and businessman. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1945 to 1954.[1] He was nominated to Seanad on 7 March 1945, replacing Thomas Condon on the Industrial and Commercial Panel.[2] He was re-elected at the 1948 and 1951 Seanad elections, but lost his seat at the 1954 election.[1]
He was born in Portobello, Dublin.[3] His family moved to Birmingham when he was a child. He was educated at a CBS school, and at the age of 12 he took his first job in Birmingham as a brass and copper wire packer. While in Birmingham he was a member of the Gaelic League, played hurling, and was a champion Irish stepdancer.[3]