Gus Healy
Augustine A. "Gus" Healy (20 May 1904 – 10 July 1987) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A dental laboratory proprietor, Healy was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1957 general election[1] but lost his seat at the 1961 general election,[2] and was instead nominated by the Taoiseach Seán Lemass to the 10th Seanad.[1] Healy regained his Dáil seat at the 1965 general election and, later representing Cork City South-East, retained his seat until retiring at the 1977 general election.
Healy also served as Lord Mayor of Cork in 1964–65 and 1975–76.
Healy was a keen amateur swimmer and a member of Sunday's Well Swimming Club. He continued to promote the sport during his mayoralty and in the 1970s the city's first suburban swimming pool at Douglas was named the Gus Healy municipal swimming pool.[3]
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Preceded by | Lord Mayor of Cork 1964–1965 |
Succeeded by Cornelius Desmond |
Preceded by | Lord Mayor of Cork 1975–1976 |
Succeeded by Seán French |
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- 1904 births
- 1987 deaths
- Fianna Fáil TDs
- Members of the 16th Dáil
- Members of the 10th Seanad
- Members of the 18th Dáil
- Members of the 19th Dáil
- Members of the 20th Dáil
- Local councillors in Cork (city)
- Lord Mayors of Cork
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