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Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1907–1977)

Michael Lydon
Teachta Dála
In office
May 1944 – May 1951
ConstituencyGalway West
Personal details
Born(1907-10-10)10 October 1907
Galway, Ireland
Died15 May 1977(1977-05-15) (aged 69)
Galway, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil

Michael F. Lydon (10 October 1907 – 15 May 1977) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A civil engineer, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency at the 1944 general election. He was re-elected at the 1948 general election but lost his seat at the 1951 general election. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1954 and 1957 general elections. He served as Mayor of Galway from 1952 to 1953.

References

  1. "Michael Lydon". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  2. "Michael Lydon". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 February 2009.

Sources

  • Role of Honor: The Mayors of Galway City, 1485–2001, William Henry, Galway, 2002.
Civic offices
Preceded byMichael O'Flaherty Mayor of Galway
1952–1953 		Succeeded byJoseph Owens
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Galway West constituency
This table is transcluded from Galway West (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
9th 1937 Gerald Bartley
(FF) 		Joseph Mongan
(FG) 		Seán Tubridy
(FF) 		3 seats
1937–1977
10th 1938
1940 by-election John J. Keane
(FF)
11th 1943 Eamon Corbett
(FF)
12th 1944 Michael Lydon
(FF)
13th 1948
14th 1951 John Mannion Snr
(FG) 		Peadar Duignan
(FF)
15th 1954 Fintan Coogan Snr
(FG) 		Johnny Geoghegan
(FF)
16th 1957
17th 1961
18th 1965 Bobby Molloy
(FF)
19th 1969
20th 1973
1975 by-election Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
(FF)
21st 1977 John Mannion Jnr
(FG) 		Bill Loughnane
(FF) 		4 seats
1977–1981
22nd 1981 John Donnellan
(FG) 		Mark Killilea Jnr
(FF) 		Michael D. Higgins
(Lab)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Frank Fahey
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov) Fintan Coogan Jnr
(FG)
25th 1987 Bobby Molloy
(PDs) 		Michael D. Higgins
(Lab)
26th 1989 Pádraic McCormack
(FG)
27th 1992 Éamon Ó Cuív
(FF)
28th 1997 Frank Fahey
(FF)
29th 2002 Noel Grealish
(PDs)
30th 2007
31st 2011 Noel Grealish
(Ind) 		Brian Walsh
(FG) 		Seán Kyne
(FG) 		Derek Nolan
(Lab)
32nd 2016 Hildegarde Naughton
(FG) 		Catherine Connolly
(Ind)
33rd 2020 Mairéad Farrell
(SF)
34th 2024 John Connolly
(FF)


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