Eoin Ryan Snr
Eoin Ryan Snr | |
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Senator | |
In office 14 December 1961 – 25 April 1987 | |
Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
In office 22 May 1957 – 14 December 1961 | |
Constituency | Labour Panel |
Personal details | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 12 June 1920
Died | 14 December 2001 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 81)
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse |
Joan Dowd (m. 1949) |
Children | 4, including Eoin |
Parents |
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Education | |
Alma mater | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Ireland |
Branch/service | Defence Forces |
Years of service | 1940–1943 |
Rank | Captain |
Eoin David Ryan (12 June 1920 – 14 December 2001) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, and a Senator for thirty years.[1]
Ryan was born in Dublin. When Ryan was born, his father and mother were actively engaged in the War of Independence.[2] His mother Máirín Cregan was arrested when he was a baby in February 1921 and held in prison for a short time at the same time as his father. She later made her name as a writer. His father, James Ryan, was a founder member of Fianna Fáil and a member of successive governments. Eoin Ryan was educated at Presentation College, Bray, and later at Mount St. Joseph Abbey, Roscrea. He joined the Defence Forces during the emergency years of World War II and rose to the rank of captain between 1940 and 1943.[2] He later returned to his studies at University College Dublin, achieving a Bachelor of Arts in economics and a diploma in public administration. He went on to study at King's Inns and was called to the bar in 1945.[2]
Throughout this time, Ryan had an intense interest in politics although, unlike his father, who was a Minister for most of his 30 years in the
He married Joan Dowd in 1949; and they had four children.[2] One son, also called Eoin Ryan, was also a member of Seanad Éireann, Dáil Éireann, and was a Member of the European Parliament for Dublin.[2]
Eoin Ryan Snr died on 14 December 2001.[2]
References
- ^ "Eoin Ryan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Conway, Pádraic. "Ryan, Eoin". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Eoin Ryan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2015.