Seán McCurtin | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office August 1923 – June 1927 | |
Constituency | Tipperary |
Personal details | |
Born | County Tipperary, Ireland | 24 June 1896
Died | 12 November 1982 County Tipperary, Ireland | (aged 86)
Political party | Cumann na nGaedheal |
Seán Patrick McCurtin (24 June 1896 – 12 November 1982) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician and National Army officer from County Tipperary. [1]
Active in the Irish War of Independence, McCurtin participated in many ambushes including the one at Modreeny on 3 June 1921. [2] Shortly after the Truce he went north of the border to assist against the B-Specials. He was arrested and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment at Enniskillen assizes on 13 March 1922 for possession of firearms and ammunition, and transferred to Aberdeen prison in 1923. [3] [4] His brother Austin was a commandant in the National Army, killed during the Civil War in County Laois. [5]
McCurtin was first elected to Dáil Éireann while in prison, as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary constituency at the 1923 general election. [1] The Free State government regarded him as one of a number of political prisoners and demanded their release. [4] [6] The British government undertook to review their cases, and the Northern Ireland prime minister, Sir James Craig, agreed to accept the review's conclusions. [5] McCurtin was released with 32 others on 25 January 1926, [5] and took his seat in the Dáil on 23 March 1926. [7]
McCurtin did not contest the June 1927 general election. [8] He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1932 and 1933 general elections. [8] His later career was as a solicitor in Nenagh. [9] An attempt was made in 1934 to kill his clerk Michael Flynn. [10] McCurtin became state solicitor for the Division of Tipperary in September 1948. [11]
Seán McCurtin | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office August 1923 – June 1927 | |
Constituency | Tipperary |
Personal details | |
Born | County Tipperary, Ireland | 24 June 1896
Died | 12 November 1982 County Tipperary, Ireland | (aged 86)
Political party | Cumann na nGaedheal |
Seán Patrick McCurtin (24 June 1896 – 12 November 1982) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician and National Army officer from County Tipperary. [1]
Active in the Irish War of Independence, McCurtin participated in many ambushes including the one at Modreeny on 3 June 1921. [2] Shortly after the Truce he went north of the border to assist against the B-Specials. He was arrested and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment at Enniskillen assizes on 13 March 1922 for possession of firearms and ammunition, and transferred to Aberdeen prison in 1923. [3] [4] His brother Austin was a commandant in the National Army, killed during the Civil War in County Laois. [5]
McCurtin was first elected to Dáil Éireann while in prison, as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary constituency at the 1923 general election. [1] The Free State government regarded him as one of a number of political prisoners and demanded their release. [4] [6] The British government undertook to review their cases, and the Northern Ireland prime minister, Sir James Craig, agreed to accept the review's conclusions. [5] McCurtin was released with 32 others on 25 January 1926, [5] and took his seat in the Dáil on 23 March 1926. [7]
McCurtin did not contest the June 1927 general election. [8] He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1932 and 1933 general elections. [8] His later career was as a solicitor in Nenagh. [9] An attempt was made in 1934 to kill his clerk Michael Flynn. [10] McCurtin became state solicitor for the Division of Tipperary in September 1948. [11]