Seymour Crawford | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office November 1992 – February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Cavan–Monaghan |
| Monaghan County Councillor | |
| In office June 1991 – September 2003 | |
| Constituency | Clones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1944-06-01)1 June 1944 Monaghan, Ireland |
| Died | 21 October 2018(2018-10-21) (aged 74) Cavan, Ireland |
| Party | Fine Gael |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Seymour Crawford (1 June 1944 – 21 October 2018) was an IrishFine Gael politician who served as aTeachta Dála (TD) for theCavan–Monaghan constituency from 1992 to 2011.[1][2]
Crawford was elected as aTD at the1992 general election to the27th Dáil. He was re-elected toDáil Éireann at the1997,2002 and2007 general elections.[3] He was a member ofMonaghan County Council from June 1991 until September 2003. In 2004, he served as vice-chairperson of theBritish-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body and was a member from 1993 to 2007.
He was vice-president of theIrish Farmers' Association from 1984 to 1988. He was a member ofNewbliss Presbyterian Church[4] and was the onlyUlster Protestant andPresbyterian member of theOireachtas during his term in the Dáil. He received the Bastow Memorial Award for service in meat and livestock in 1985.
He retired from politics at the2011 general election.[5] Crawford died on 21 October 2018.[1]