Richard Curran (18 November 1879 – 27 January 1961) was an Irish politician. A farmer, he was first elected to

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at the 1933 general election as a National Centre Party

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(TD) for the Tipperary constituency. He became a

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TD on 8 September 1933 when

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and the National Centre Party, along with the

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merged to form the new party of Fine Gael. He lost his seat at the 1937 general election but was elected as a Fine Gael TD at the 1938 general election. He lost his seat at the 1943 general election.

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1879 births 1961 deaths National Centre Party (Ireland) TDs Fine Gael TDs Members of the 8th Dáil Members of the 10th Dáil Politicians from County Tipperary 20th-century Irish farmers {{TeachtaDála-stub