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Seán Lemass

1899 - 1971

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Seán Francis Lemass (born John Francis Lemass; 15 July 1899 – 11 May 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1959 to 1966. He also served as Tánaiste from 1957 to 1959, 1951 to 1954 and 1945 to 1948, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1957 to 1959, 1951 to 1954, 1945 to 1949 and 1932 to 1939 and Minister for Supplies from 1939 to 1945. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1924 to 1969. A veteran of the 1916 Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War, Lemass was first elected as a Sinn Féin TD for the Dublin South constituency in a by-election on 18 November 1924. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Seán Lemass is the 17,493rd most popular politician (down from 17,099th in 2019), the 360th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 337th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Seán Lemass ranks 17,493 out of 19,576. Before him are Marcus Stephen, Loren Legarda, Sadeq Larijani, Clara Rojas, Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, and Tom Foley. After him are Helena Dalli, Knut Holmann, Benjamin Stoddert, Cristóbal Montoro, Sergey Menyaylo, and Vincenzo Sospiri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Seán Lemass ranks 313. Before him are Esna Boyd, Neil Hamilton, Marie Mosquini, Francis Lederer, Paul Kelly, and Edward Charles Titchmarsh. After him are Jimmie Davis, Sleepy John Estes, Carmel Myers, Glenn Strange, Stanley Skewes, and Randall Thompson. Among people deceased in 1971, Seán Lemass ranks 246. Before him are Károly Weichelt, Robert Lowery, Cecil Parker, Ferenc Erdei, Cyril Burt, and Stuart Holmes. After him are Thomas Gomez, Ricardo J. Alfaro, John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, Ogden Nash, Edmund Lowe, and Leonard Jimmie Savage.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Seán Lemass ranks 360 out of 549. Before him are Johnny Carey (1919), Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822), Joseph Plunkett (1887), Sally Rooney (1991), Dave Allen (1936), and Denis Irwin (1965). After him are Frank Harris (1856), Cecelia Ahern (1981), Claire Keegan (1968), Damien Duff (1979), Barry Keoghan (1992), and Brían F. O'Byrne (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Seán Lemass ranks 56. Before him are Thomas Fitzsimons (1741), William Hobson (1792), Richard Mulcahy (1886), William J. Duane (1780), Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822), and Joseph Plunkett (1887). After him are Seán Mac Diarmada (1883), Leo Varadkar (1979), Henry Grattan (1746), Éamonn Ceannt (1881), John Redmond (1856), and Michelle O'Neill (1977).

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