Patrick Crowe (17 February 1892 – 8 August 1969) was an Irish
Fine Gael
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politician who represented
Tipperary South.
A farmer, Crowe was elected to
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann ( ; , ) is the lower house and principal chamber of the Oireachtas, which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann.Article 15.1.2° of the Constitution of Ireland reads: "The Oireachtas shall co ...
as a Fine Gael
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála ( ; ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish language, Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The official Engli ...
(TD) for the Tipperary South constituency at the
1951 general election, having been an unsuccessful candidate at the
1948 general election. He retained his seat at the
1954 general election but lost it at the
1957 general election.
He was elected to the
9th Seanad
The 9th Seanad was in office from 1957 to 1961. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1957 general election to the 16th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 10th Se ...
on the
Agricultural Panel
The Agricultural Panel is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 of the 60 members of Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland). The Agricultural Panel elects eleven senators.
Election
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at the 1957 Seanad election. He was not re-elected to the Seanad in 1961.
References
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1892 births
1969 deaths
Fine Gael TDs
Members of the 14th Dáil
Members of the 15th Dáil
Members of the 9th Seanad
20th-century Irish farmers
Politicians from County Tipperary
Fine Gael senators
Agricultural Panel senators