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Irish politician (1912–1968)

Edmund Sweetman
Senator
In office
21 April 1948 – 14 August 1951
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born1912 (1912)
County Wicklow, Ireland
Died16 December 1968(1968-12-16) (aged 55–56)
Political partyFine Gael
Parent

Edmund Thomas Sweetman (1912 – 16 December 1968) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, who was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1948 to 1951. A solicitor, he was an unsuccessful Fine Gael candidate for the Wicklow constituency at the 1944 and 1948 general elections. He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad in 1948. He did not contest the 1951 Seanad election.

His father Roger Sweetman was a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) for Wexford North from 1918 to 1921.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Edmund Sweetman". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. "Edmund Sweetman". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. "A Wicklow Wedding". The Irish Times. 27 September 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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