Daniel McCarthy (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish politician, GAA president
Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1883
Date of Death: 02-Mar-1957
Profession: politician
Nationality: Irish Free State
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Daniel McCarthy (politician)
- Daniel McCarthy (22 January 1883 – 2 March 1957) was an Irish politician.
- McCarthy was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) at the 1921 elections for the Dublin South constituency.
- He subsequently went on to support the Anglo-Irish Treaty, becoming a member of Cumann na nGaedheal when the party was founded. McCarthy joined the government of W.
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- Cosgrave as Parliamentary Secretary to the President (Chief Whip) in 1922, being the first person to hold that post.
- He served in that post until 1924.
- He resigned from the Dáil on 30 October 1924 and subsequently retired from politics.
- He was President of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1921 to 1924.
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