William Desmond (politician)

William Desmond (died 5 September 1941) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael politician.[1] A hotel proprietor, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1932 general election as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency, where his party colleague W. T. Cosgrave (the President of the Executive Council) topped the poll.

William Desmond
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1932 – July 1937
ConstituencyCork Borough
Personal details
BornCounty Cork, Ireland
Died5 September 1941
County Cork, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Other political
affiliations
Cumann na nGaedheal

He was re-elected at the 1933 election, but lost his seat at the 1937 general election, when the constituency was reduced from 5 seats to 4.[2] He then retired from politics.

Desmond was Lord Mayor of Cork from 1940 to 1941.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "William Desmond". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. ^ "William Desmond". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Previous Mayors of Cork". Cork City Council. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Cork
1940–1941
Succeeded by