Denis Jones

Irish Fine Gael politician (1906–1987)

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Preceded byCormac BreslinSucceeded bySeán BrowneTeachta DálaIn office
March 1957 – June 1977ConstituencyLimerick West Personal detailsBorn(1906-10-12)12 October 1906
County Limerick, IrelandDied6 May 1987(1987-05-06) (aged 80)
County Limerick, IrelandPolitical partyFine GaelSpouseAnne O'DonnellChildren4EducationRockwell CollegeAlma materSt Patrick's College, Dublin

Denis Francis Jones (12 October 1906 – 6 May 1987) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. A school teacher by profession, he was an unsuccessful candidate at the December 1955 by-election. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick West constituency at the 1957 general election.[1] He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he retired from politics at the 1977 general election.[2] He served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle (deputy chairperson) of the Dáil from 1967 to 1977, and Fine Gael spokesperson for education.

He was educated at Rockwell College, and St Patrick's College, Dublin, where he trained as a teacher. He married Anne O'Donnell, and they had four daughters. He was active in the GAA and Muintir na Tíre.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Denis Jones". Oireachtas Members Database. 25 May 1977. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Denis Jones". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  3. ^ Denis Jones Limerick Politicians, www.limerickcity.ie
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Limerick West constituency
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Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 James Collins
(FF) 		Donnchadh Ó Briain
(FF) 		David Madden
(FG)
14th 1951
15th 1954
1955 by-election Michael Colbert
(FF)
16th 1957 Denis Jones
(FG)
17th 1961
18th 1965
1967 by-election Gerry Collins
(FF)
19th 1969 Michael J. Noonan
(FF)
20th 1973
21st 1977 William O'Brien
(FG)
22nd 1981
23rd 1982 (Feb)
24th 1982 (Nov)
25th 1987 John McCoy
(PDs)
26th 1989 Michael Finucane
(FG)
27th 1992
28th 1997 Michael Collins
(FF) 		Dan Neville
(FG)
29th 2002 John Cregan
(FF)
30th 2007 Niall Collins
(FF)
31st 2011 Constituency abolished. See Limerick and Kerry North–West Limerick


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