James Kennedy (Irish politician)

{{short description|Irish Fianna Fáil politician and farmer (1909–1968)}}

{{other people||James Kennedy (disambiguation){{!}}James Kennedy}}

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| office = Teachta Dála

| term_start = April 1965

| term_end = 13 September 1968

| constituency = Wexford

| birth_date = {{birth date|1909|3|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = County Wexford, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|1968|9|13|1909|3|10|df=y}}

| death_place = County Wexford, Ireland

| nationality = Irish

| party = Fianna Fáil

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James J. Kennedy (10 March 1909 – 13 September 1968) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and farmer.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/James-J-Kennedy.D.1965-04-21/|title=James J. Kennedy|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=21 December 2008}} He was a member of Dáil Éireann for one term, from his election as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency at the 1965 general election until his death in 1968.{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2811|title=James Kennedy|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=21 December 2008}} He was also a chairman of Wexford County Council.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1968-10-23/22/|title=Dáil Éireann debate - Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy|date=23 October 1968|access-date=26 November 2019|website=Houses of the Oireachtas}} There was no subsequent by-election as the 1969 general election took place the following June.