John Kiersey

{{Short description|Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician (1875–1960)}}

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| name = John Kiersey

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| office = Teachta Dála

| term_start = February 1932

| term_end = January 1933

| constituency = Waterford

| nationality = Irish

| party = Fine Gael

| otherparty = Cumann na nGaedheal

| birth_date = {{birth date|1875|10|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = County Waterford, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|1960|3|18|1875|10|25|df=y}}

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John Kiersey (25 October 1875 – 18 March 1960) was an Irish politician and farmer. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency at the 1932 general election.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/John-Kiersey.D.1932-03-09/|title=John Kiersey|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=30 January 2009}} He lost his seat at the 1933 general election.{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1819|title=John Kiersey|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=30 January 2009}}

He was the son of David Keirsey, farmer and Johanna Dowley, born in Ballyhussa, County Waterford.Civil Birth Record Kilmacthomas 1875 Group ID 9051878

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Category:1875 births

Category:1960 deaths

Category:Cumann na nGaedheal TDs

Category:Members of the 7th Dáil

Category:20th-century Irish farmers

Category:Politicians from County Waterford

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