Patrick Reynolds (Cumann na nGaedheal politician)
Patrick Reynolds (1 March 1887 – 14 February 1932) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician.[1][2]
Patrick Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office September 1927 – 14 February 1932 | |
| Constituency | Leitrim–Sligo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1887 Gorvagh, County Leitrim, Ireland |
| Died | 14 February 1932 (aged 44) County Leitrim, Ireland |
| Political party | Cumann na nGaedheal |
| Spouse | Mary Reynolds |
| Children | 7, including Patrick J. Reynolds |
| Relatives | Gerry Reynolds (grandson) |
| Alma mater | Marlborough Street College, Dublin |
A merchant and farmer, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) at the September 1927 general election for the Leitrim–Sligo constituency.[3]
He was nominated as a candidate for the 1932 general election, but during the campaign he was shot and killed on 14 February 1932 by a former Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) officer, Joseph Leddy.[4][5] Garda Detective Patrick McGeehan who was trying to shield Reynolds was fatally wounded. The election in Leitrim–Sligo was then postponed, and when it was held his widow Mary Reynolds won a seat, serving in the Dáil for 25 years.[6]
Leddy had helped the IRA during the Irish War of Independence and had received a pension on Reynolds' recommendation; the two were friends and drinking companions, but had recently fallen out over the small size of Leddy's pension, and Leddy had begun to support a rival politician. Leddy was tried in Dublin and received a one-year sentence for manslaughter, the jury citing provocation. Mary Reynolds received IR£1,000 in a civil lawsuit.[7]
His son Patrick J. Reynolds, who took over and expanded the family business, was a long-serving member of Leitrim County Council, and also a Fine Gael TD and senator, serving as Cathaoirleach of the Seanad from 1983 to 1987. Pat Joe's son Gerry Reynolds was also a TD and senator.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Patrick T. Reynolds". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
- ^ a b Coleman, Marie. "Reynolds, Patrick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Patrick T. Reynolds". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ^ "Election Candidate Shot Dead". The Irish Times. 15 February 1932. p. 9.
- ^ "Obituary: Pat Joe Reynolds". Sunday Independent. 4 January 2004. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- ^ McNamara, Maedhbh; Mooney, Paschal (2000). Women in Parliament: Ireland 1918–2000. Wolfhound Press, Dublin. p. 91. ISBN 0-86327-759-4.
- ^ McGloin, Eugene (10 July 2017). "Killing of local TD in election recalled in new book". Sligo Today. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.