Seymour Crawford (1 June 1944 – 21 October 2018) was an Irish

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politician who served as a

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(TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency from 1992 to 2011. Crawford was elected as a TD at the 1992 general election to the

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. He was re-elected to

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at the

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and

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general elections. He was a member of

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from June 1991 until September 2003. In 2004, he served as vice-chairperson of the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body and was a member from 1993 to 2007. He was vice-president of the

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from 1984 to 1988. He was a member of

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Presbyterian Church and was the only

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and

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member of the

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during his term in the Dáil. He received the Bastow Memorial Award for service in meat and livestock in 1985. He retired from politics at the 2011 general election. Crawford died on 21 October 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, Seymour 1944 births 2018 deaths Politicians from County Monaghan Irish Presbyterians Fine Gael TDs Members of the 27th Dáil Members of the 28th Dáil Members of the 29th Dáil Members of the 30th Dáil 20th-century Irish farmers Members of Monaghan County Council