Alfred Byrne

Alfred Byrne (also known as Alfie Byrne, Irish Ó Broin Ailfrid, born March 17, 1882 in Dublin, † March 13, 1956 ) was an Irish politician and belonged to the British House of Commons and the two chambers of the Irish Parliament as such. In memory, it remained primarily a long-time Lord Mayor of Dublin (Lord Mayor of Dublin).

Byrnes 's political career began in 1912 when he wurde.Bei elected to the City Council of Dublin (Dublin Corporation) elections on October 1, 1915, he was elected as a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party in the constituency Dublin Harbour in the House of Commons. In the subsequent general election of 1918 he defeated his rival, Sinn Féin member Philip Shanahan. As a member of the Dublin City Council Byrne was elected mayor in 1930. He held this post until 1939 and again from June 1954 to July 1955. , Making him the longest reigning mayor in the history of the city.

In the elections of 1922 to the 3rd Dáil Éireann Byrne was elected as an Independent candidate in the constituency of Dublin Mid West. Several times re-elected, he belonged to the House of Commons until 1928, when he gave up his seat in the 6th Dáil to carry out its mandate in Seanad Éireann. On December 10, 1931 Byrne resigned as senator, his regular term of office until 1934 would have been over. In 1932, Byrnes was then re- elected to the Dáil Éireann, which he now belonged until his death in 1956.

Alfred Byrne was married since 1910 and had eight children, three daughters and five sons. Three of his sons, Alfred, Patrick and Thomas, were also deputies in Dáil Éireann.