Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (Cavan politician)

Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
In office
14 December 1982 – 10 March 1987
DeputyJohn Ryan
Preceded byJohn O'Connell
Succeeded bySeán Treacy
Minister for Fisheries and Forestry
In office
30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982
TaoiseachGarret FitzGerald
Preceded byPaddy Power
Succeeded byBrendan Daly
Minister for Transport and Power
In office
2 December 1976 – 5 July 1977
TaoiseachLiam Cosgrave
Preceded byPeter Barry
Succeeded byPádraig Faulkner
Minister for Lands
In office
14 March 1973 – 2 December 1976
TaoiseachLiam Cosgrave
Preceded bySeán Flanagan
Succeeded byPaddy Donegan
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1977 – June 1989
ConstituencyCavan–Monaghan
In office
April 1965 – June 1977
ConstituencyCavan
Senator
In office
14 December 1961 – 7 April 1965
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Personal details
Born(1918-02-14)14 February 1918
Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland
Died2 October 2006(2006-10-02) (aged 88)
Cavan, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouses
  • Elizabeth Cullen
    (m. 1946; died 1951)
  • Carmel McDonald
    (m. 1973)
Children3
Alma materUniversity College Dublin

Thomas James Fitzpatrick (14 February 1918 – 2 October 2006) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1982 to 1987, Minister for Fisheries and Forestry from 1981 to 1982, Minister for Transport and Power from 1976 to 1977 and Minister for Lands from 1973 to 1976. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1965 to 1989. He was a Senator for the Labour Panel from 1961 to 1965.[1]

  1. ^ "Thomas J. Fitzpatrick". Oireachtas Members Database. 25 May 1989. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

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