Martin Ryan (politician)

Martin Ryan
Martin Ryan
Teachta Dála
	In office; January 1933 – 22 July 1943
Constituency	Tipperary
Personal details
Born	31 January 1900; County Tipperary, Ireland
Died	22 July 1943 (aged 43); County Tipperary, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Mary Carey
Children	9
Relatives	Patrick Ryan (brother); Michael Kennedy Ryan (uncle);

Martin Ryan (31 January 1900 – 22 July 1943) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was first elected as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary constituency at the 1933 general election.^[1] He was re-elected at the 1937, 1938 and 1943 general elections.

He died while still in office in 1943.^[2] No by-election was held for his seat, but his widow Mary Ryan was elected at the 1944 general election for the same constituency.^[2]

Martin Ryan's family was involved in Irish nationalism and the GAA, his uncle was Canon Michael Kennedy Ryan.^[3] His brother Patrick Ryan fought in the Irish War of Independence and on the Anti-Treaty side of the Irish Civil War, and was also elected as an Anti-Treaty TD in 1923 for Tipperary.^[2]

References

^ "Martin Ryan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Martin Ryan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
^ "Canon M K Ryan". Newport GAA. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.