Patrick James Teehan (14 April 1904 – 25 December 1985) was an Irish

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politician, auctioneer and farmer who served as a

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for the

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from 1951 to 1960 and 1965 to 1969 and a

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(TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 1960 to 1961. He was elected to

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as a Senator for the

at the 1951 Seanad election, and was re-elected to the Seanad in 1954 and 1957. He was elected to

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as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency at the 1960 by-election, caused by the death of Joseph Hughes of

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. He lost his Dáil seat at the 1961 general election. He was again elected to the Seanad for the Administrative Panel at the 1965 Seanad election but lost his Seanad seat at the 1969 Seanad election.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Teehan, Patrick 1904 births 1985 deaths Fianna Fáil TDs Members of the 7th Seanad Members of the 8th Seanad Members of the 9th Seanad Members of the 16th Dáil Members of the 11th Seanad 20th-century Irish farmers Fianna Fáil senators Administrative Panel senators