(Francis) "Frank" Taylor (30 May 1914 – 15 April 1998) was an Irish Fine Gael Party politician and TD for Clare from 1969–1981. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Fine Gael – The United Ireland Party, shortened to Fine Gael (ˌfina gail meaning Family of the Irish or Tribe of the Irish, is the second largest A Teachta Dála (ˈtʲaxtə ˈdɑːlə is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Oireachtas (Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. Clare is a Constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas.

A farmer before entering politics, he was first elected to the 19th Dáil at the 1969 general election, recapturing the seat held by Fine Gael TD William Murphy, who had died in 1967 and been replaced at a by-election by Fianna Fáil's Sylvester Barrett. Composition of the 19th Dáil TDs by constituency The list of the 144 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by constituency The Irish general election of 1969 was held on 18 June 1969 just over four years after its predecessor William Murphy (12 February 1892 &ndash 16 November 1967 was an Irish Fine Gael Party politician and TD for Clare from 1951 until his Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. This is a list of all By-elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament ( Oireachtas) since 1923 Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach shortened to Fianna Fáil ( is currently the largest Political party in the Sylvester A Barrett (Salbhastar Bairéad 18 May 1926 &ndash 8 May 2002 was a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician

Taylor was re-elected at the 1973 and 1977 general elections. The Irish general election of 1973 was held on 28 February 1973 The Irish general election of 1977 was held on 16 June 1977 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century Irish politics When he retired from Dáil Éireann at the 1981 general election, his daughter Madeleine Taylor-Quinn was elected as his successor. The Irish general election of 1981 was held on 11 June 1981 three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 21 May Madeleine Taylor-Quinn (born 26 May 1951 is a Fine Gael politician

External links

• Frank Taylor's electoral history (ElectionsIreland. org)

See also

• Families in the Oireachtas

This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database