William Desmond (politician)

William Desmond
Teachta Dála
In office February 1932 – July 1937
Constituency	Cork Borough
Personal details
Born	County Cork, Ireland
Died	5 September 1941 County Cork, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Other political affiliations	Cumann na nGaedheal

William Desmond (died 5 September 1941) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael politician.[1] A hotel proprietor, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1932 general election as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency, where his party colleague W. T. Cosgrave (the President of the Executive Council) topped the poll.

He was re-elected at the 1933 election, but lost his seat at the 1937 general election, when the constituency was reduced from 5 seats to 4.[2] He then retired from politics.

Desmond was Lord Mayor of Cork from 1940 to 1941.[3]

References

1. "William Desmond". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
2. "William Desmond". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
3. "Previous Mayors of Cork". Cork City Council. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

External links

• List of Lord Mayors of Cork

Civic offices
Preceded by James Hickey	Lord Mayor of Cork 1940–1941	Succeeded by John Horgan