Seán MacSwiney

Seán MacSwiney was an Irish Sinn Féin politician. He was born in Cork city. He was the brother of Terence MacSwiney and Mary MacSwiney.

His brother, Terence, then a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) and the Lord Mayor of Cork, died on hunger strike in 1920. He was elected at the 1921 elections for the Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West constituency and became a member of the Second Dáil.[1] His sister Mary was elected for the Cork Borough constituency at the same election. He opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted against it (as did his sister Mary). He was defeated at the 1922 general election.[2]

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  1. ↑ "Mr. Seán MacSwiney". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
  2. ↑ "Seán MacSwiney". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 11 April 2009.


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