Patrick D. Ryan

{{Short description|Irish mayor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Use Irish English|date=June 2020}}

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| image = President John F. Kennedy and Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Ryan in the ceremonial robes of the Mayor of Galway alongside US President John F. Kennedy in June 1963

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|3|10|df=y}}

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|1|1|1920|3|10|df=y}}

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| office = Mayor of Galway

| term_start = 1962

| term_end = 1963

| predecessor = Fintan Coogan Snr

| successor = Martin Divilly

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Patrick D. Ryan (10 March 1920 – 2004) was Mayor of Galway, from 1962 to 1963.

Ryan oversaw the visit of President of the United States, John F. Kennedy on 29 June 1963. Kennedy made one stop en route, to greet Ryan's 82-year-old mother, Catherine Morrison.

References

  • Role of Honour:The Mayors of Galway City 1485-2001, William Henry, Galway 2001.