Seán O'Grady (politician)

Seán O'Grady (1 December 1889 – 7 April 1966), or Seán Ó Gráda in Irish, was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.^[1] He was unsuccessful when he first stood as a candidate for Dáil Éireann at the June 1927 general election, in the Clare constituency, but was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) there at the 1932 general election.^[2] He was re-elected there at every election until he lost his Dáil seat at the 1951 general election. In 1951, he was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 7th Seanad,^[1] and in 1957, he was nominated to the 9th Seanad.^[1]

Seán O'Grady
Senator
In office 22 May 1957 – 14 December 1961
In office 14 August 1951 – 22 July 1954
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Parliamentary Secretary
1947–1948	Finance
1943–1946	Industry and Commerce
1936–1943	Defence
1932–1943	Lands and Fisheries
Teachta Dála
In office February 1932 – May 1951
Constituency	Clare
Personal details
Born	(1889-12-01)1 December 1889 County Clare, Ireland
Died	7 April 1966(1966-04-07) (aged 76) County Clare, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil

O'Grady had been only a few months in the Dáil when he was appointed a Parliamentary Secretary. Over the next sixteen years until 1948 he served in a range of ministries as Parliamentary Secretary, including Lands and Fisheries; Defence; Industry and Commerce; and Finance. He was defeated in his final campaign at the 1957 general election.