Henry Kenny

Henry Kenny
Parliamentary Secretary
1973–1975Finance
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1969 – 25 September 1975
ConstituencyMayo West
In office
June 1954 – June 1969
ConstituencyMayo South
Personal details
Born(1913-09-07)7 September 1913
Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Died25 September 1975(1975-09-25) (aged 62)
Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse
Eithne McGinley
(m. 1944)
Children5, including Enda
EducationSt Gerald's College, Castlebar
Alma materSt Patrick's College, Dublin

Henry Frances Kenny (7 September 1913 – 25 September 1975) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 1973 to 1975. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1954 to 1975. He was the father of former Taoiseach Enda Kenny.[1]

He was also a Gaelic footballer who won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal with the Mayo county team in 1936.

  1. ^ "Henry Kenny". Oireachtas Members Database. 30 July 1975. Retrieved 4 December 2010.

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