Christopher Byrne | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Byrne, c. 1920s | |
| Senator | |
| In office 27 April 1938 – 8 September 1943 | |
| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1943 – May 1944 | |
| In office August 1923 – June 1927 | |
| Constituency | Wicklow |
| In office May 1921 – August 1923 | |
| Constituency | Kildare–Wicklow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1886 (1886) Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 12 April 1958(1958-04-12) (aged 71) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | |
| Education | Blackrock College |
Christopher Michael Byrne (1886 – 12 April 1958) was an Irish politician whose career as aTeachta Dála (TD) andSenator came in two distinct periods, separated by a decade's gap and a change of party.[1] He was also involved in theGaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
He was born inBlackrock, County Dublin, and educated atBlackrock College. He married Lucy Cullen in 1919; they had no children.[2]
Byrne was first elected to theSecond Dáil asSinn Féin TD forKildare–Wicklow, at the1921 general election. He was re-elected the following year as a pro-Treaty Sinn Féin candidate, and returned at the1923 general election as aCumann na nGaedheal TD for theWicklow constituency. In 1926 he resigned fromCumann na nGaedheal over the results of theIrish Boundary Commission and later joinedClann Éireann with other politicians who also opposed the results.[3]
He stood as an independent candidate at theJune 1927 general election, but lost his seat. He was again unsuccessful as an independent at thenext election, in September 1927 and at the1932 general election.[4] He did not stand in 1933, but was aFianna Fáil candidate at the1937 general election.[4] He did not win a seat on that occasion, but in the subsequent elections to the2nd Seanad in 1938, he was elected on theAdministrative Panel and re-elected later that year to the3rd Seanad.[4]
At the1943 general election, he returned toDáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for Wicklow. However, he lost his seat at the1944 general election, to his Fianna Fáil running-mateThomas Brennan. Byrne stood again in the1948 general election, but was not re-elected. He then retired from national politics.[4]
Byrne had membership of the Ashford GAA club. In 1907, he served as Ashford's delegate to the county convention which was held inAughrim. In 1908, he became theLeinster Provincial Council representative on the GAA's Central Council. He served as chairman of theWicklow County Board between 1931 and 1954.[2]
