Seán Mac Eoin
Seán Mac Eoin | |
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Mac Eoin, c. 1922 | |
| Minister for Defence | |
| In office 2 June 1954 – 20 March 1957 | |
| Taoiseach | John A. Costello |
| Preceded by | Oscar Traynor |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Boland |
| In office 7 March 1951 – 13 June 1951 | |
| Taoiseach | John A. Costello |
| Preceded by | Thomas F. O'Higgins |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Traynor |
| Minister for Justice | |
| In office 18 February 1948 – 7 March 1951 | |
| Taoiseach | John A. Costello |
| Preceded by | Gerald Boland |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Morrissey |
| Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces | |
| In office 4 February 1929 – 21 October 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Hogan |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Sweeney |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office July 1948 – April 1965 | |
| In office February 1932 – July 1937 | |
| In office May 1921 – August 1923 | |
| Constituency | Longford–Westmeath |
| In office July 1937 – July 1948 | |
| Constituency | Athlone–Longford |
| In office June 1929 – February 1932 | |
| Constituency | Leitrim–Sligo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Joseph McKeon 30 September 1893 Ballinalee, County Longford, Ireland |
| Died | 7 July 1973 (aged 79) Dublin, Ireland |
| Party | |
| Spouse |
Alice Cooney (m. 1922) |
| Relatives | Patrick Cooney (nephew-in-law) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Battles/wars | |
Seán Mac Eoin (30 September 1893 – 7 July 1973) was an Irish republican and later Fine Gael politician who was Minister for Defence briefly in 1951 and from 1954 to 1957, and Minister for Justice from 1948 to 1951. He had been Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces from February 1929 to October 1929. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1921 to 1923 and from 1929 to 1965.
He was commonly referred to as the "Blacksmith of Ballinalee".