Mary Reynolds (politician)

Mary Reynolds
Mary Reynolds
Teachta Dála
	In office; February 1948 – October 1961
Constituency	Sligo–Leitrim
	In office; July 1937 – February 1948
Constituency	Leitrim
	In office; February 1932 – January 1933
Constituency	Leitrim–Sligo
Personal details
Born	10 October 1889; County Leitrim, Ireland
Died	29 August 1974 (aged 84); County Leitrim, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael; Cumann na nGaedheal;
Spouse	Patrick Reynolds
Children	7, including Patrick J. Reynolds
Relatives	Gerry Reynolds (grandson)

Mary Reynolds (10 October 1889 – 29 August 1974) was an Irish politician, farmer and grocer from County Leitrim.^[1]

She was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) at the 1932 general election for the Leitrim–Sligo constituency. Her husband Patrick Reynolds had been a TD for the same constituency in the 6th Dáil, but was fatally shot during the 1932 general election campaign. The election in Leitrim–Sligo was then postponed, and she won the seat, serving in the Dáil for 25 years.^[2]

She lost her seat at the 1933 general election but was elected for the Leitrim constituency at the 1937 general election as a Fine Gael TD. She represented the Sligo–Leitrim constituency from 1948 until her retirement at the 1961 general election.^[3]

She had seven children, including her son Patrick J. Reynolds, who was a Fine Gael TD and senator, as was his son Gerry Reynolds.

References

^ "Mary Reynolds". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
^ McNamara, Maedhbh; Mooney, Paschal (2000). Women in Parliament: Ireland 1918–2000. Wolfhound Press, Dublin. p. 91. ISBN 0-86327-759-4.
^ "Mary Reynolds". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2008.