Michael Lyons | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 5 November 1969 – 8 October 1981 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office April 1965 – June 1969 | |
| Constituency | Mayo South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1910-11-01)1 November 1910 County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | 19 November 1991(1991-11-19) (aged 81) County Mayo, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
Michael Dalgan Lyons (1 November 1910 – 19 November 1991) was an IrishFine Gael politician fromBallyhaunis,County Mayo.[1][2]
A farmer and former employee of theIrish Sugar Company, he stood unsuccessfully as a Fine Gael candidate forDáil Éireann in theMayo South constituency at three successive general elections (1954,1957, and1961) before finally winning the seat at the1965 general election to the18th Dáil. He served only one term in the Dáil, losing his seat at the1969 general election.[3]
Lyons did not stand for the Dáil again, but after his 1969 defeat he was elected to the12th Seanad on theLabour Panel.[2] He was re-elected in 1973 to the13th Seanad and in 1977 to the14th Seanad, but did not contest the 1981 Seanad election.[4]