Raphael Patrick Keyes was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.
Raphael Keyes | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 2 January 1934 – 29 May 1936 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office July 1937 – January 1933 | |
| Constituency | Cork West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
He was born in Cork, and was a cinema proprietor when elected to the Oireachtas. During the Irish War of Independence he was captain of the Bantry company of the fifth battalion of Irish Republican Army (IRA) in West Cork.
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork West constituency at the 1932 general election.[1] He was lost his seat at the 1933 general election but was elected to the Seanad at a by-election on 2 January 1934.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Raphael Keyes". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ^ "Raphael Keyes". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
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