Seán McCarthy (Cork politician)

For other people named Sean McCarthy, see Sean McCarthy (disambiguation).

Seán McCarthy
Teachta Dála
In office April 1961 – April 1965
Constituency	Cork Mid
In office May 1954 – April 1961
Constituency	Cork South
In office May 1951 – May 1954
Constituency	Cork Borough
In office May 1944 – February 1948
Constituency	Cork South-East
Personal details
Born	1889 Upton, County Cork, Ireland
Died	14 March 1974(1974-03-14) (aged 84–85) Cork, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Alma mater	De La Salle College Waterford
Occupation	Teacher

Seán McCarthy (1889 – 14 March 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A teacher by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-East constituency at the 1944 general election but lost his seat at the 1948 general election running in the Cork Borough constituency. He was re-elected for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1951 general election. McCarthy was elected from the Cork South constituency at the 1954 Irish general election and the 1957 Irish general election. The last time McCarthy was elected was to represent the Cork Mid constituency at the 1961 Irish general election.

John F. Kennedy visits McCarthy while Lord Mayor of Cork, 1963

McCarthy also served as Lord Mayor of Cork on four occasions, from 1949 to 1951, 1958 to 1959, 1963 to 1964, and 1966 to 1967.

He was president of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1932 to 1935.