William Ryan (Irish politician)
William Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 14 December 1961 – 1 November 1989 | |
| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1921 County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Died | 2 January 1994 (aged 72) County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
William Ryan (21 September 1921 – 2 January 1994) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician from County Tipperary. He was a senator from 1961 to 1989.
Born in Kilfeacle, County Tipperary, Ryan was elected in 1961 to the 10th Seanad on the Agricultural Panel. He was re-elected eight times, until he stood down at the 1989 election to the 19th Seanad.
Ryan also stood as a Fianna Fáil candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Tipperary South constituency at three successive general elections: 1965, 1969, 1973. He was unsuccessful on each occasion.