Dr. James Ryan (December 6, 1891 - September 25, 1970), was a senior Irish politician. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1918 general election and held his seat continually in Wexford until his retirement in 1965. During his long career he served as Minister for Agriculture (1932-1947), Minister for Health & Social Welfare (1947-1948 & 1951-1954) and Minister for Finance (1957-1965). December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Dáil Chamber Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Irish general election of 1918 was that part of the 1918 United Kingdom general election that took place in Ireland. ... The Wexford parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Leinster, taking in Wexford, New Ross and Gorey. ...

Jim Ryan was born near Taghmon, County Wexford in 1891, the youngest of a political family. He was educated at St Peter’s College, Wexford, Ring College and University College Dublin where he studied medicine. As a medical student he joined Sinn Féinand the Irish Volunteers and served as medical officer in the General Post Office during the Easter Rising in 1916. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in Frongoch following the rebellion, but was released in 1917 after a general amnesty. County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman in Irish) is a maritime county in the southeast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining human health or restoring it through the treatment of disease and injury. ... It has been suggested that Provisional Sinn Féin be merged into this article or section. ... Irish Volunteers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The General Post Office (GPO), located in Dublins OConnell Street, is the headquarters of An Post, the Irish postal service. ... Easter Proclamation, read by Pádraig Pearse outside the GPO at the start of the Easter Rising, 1916. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 - The Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The town of Frongoch is located in north Wales. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

In 1918 Ryan became a Sinn Féin Member of Parliament for Wexford South. During the War of Independence he was interned on Spike Island and subsequently supported the Republican side after the Anglo-Irish Treaty debates in 1921. He was elected Republican TD for Wexford in 1923 and in 1926 Ryan, along with de Valera, Lemass and others became a founder-member of Fianna Fáil. A sister of Ryans, Phyllis, married Sean T. Ó Ceallaigh (a future Irish President), while another, Josephine, married Irish Free State General, Minister for Defence and Fine Gael politician, Richard Mulcahy. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Provisional Sinn Féin be merged into this article or section. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman) is the county town of County Wexford in the Republic of Ireland. ... An Irish War of Independence memorial in Dublin The Anglo-Irish War (also known as the Irish War of Independence) was a guerilla campaign mounted against the British government in Ireland by the Irish Republican Army. ... Spike Island, County Cork, Ireland, is a small island in the approaches to Cork. ... Irish Republicanism is the nationalist belief that all of Ireland should be a united independent republic. ... Signature page of the Anglo-Irish Treaty The Anglo-Irish Treaty, officially called the Articles of association between Ireland and the British Empire, was a treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom and representatives of the (extra-judicial) Irish Republic which concluded the Anglo-Irish War. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman) is the county town of County Wexford in the Republic of Ireland. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Eamon de Valera (born Edward George de Valera, sometimes Gaelicised Éamon de Bhailéara; October 14, 1882 – August 29, 1975), was an Irish politician, best known as a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the early 20th Century, and... ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Ireland but more often translated - inaccurately - as Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Sean Thomas OKelly (Irish name: Seán Tomás Ó Ceallaigh, (August 25, 1882 - November 23, 1966) was the second President of Ireland (1945-1959). ... The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) was (1922–1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and... Richard Mulcahy General Richard Mulcahy (1886 - 1971) was an Irish politician, leader of Fine Gael and Cabinet Minister. ...

In 1932 Fianna Fáil came to power and Ryan was appointed Minister for Agriculture when Fianna Fáil. He held that post until 1947 when he became the first ever Minister for Health & Social Welfare. Between 1957 and 1965 he served as Minister for Finance. He transformed the department to a dynamic one of economic affairs. He worked extensively with Dr T.K. Whitaker in laying the groundwork for the first Programme for Economic Expansion (1959). When Seán Lemass became Taoiseach in 1959 he wanted to appoint Ryan to the position of Tánaiste (deputy-prime minister), however, Lemass instead appointed Seán MacEntee to the position. 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Ireland but more often translated - inaccurately - as Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Government Buildings, Dublin, is the location of the Department of Finance The Department of Finance (An Roinn Airgeadais) is a department of the Irish government. ... Dr. T.K. Whitaker (b. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seán Francis Lemass (July 15, 1899 - May 11, 1971) was Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland and served as the second leader of Fianna Fáil from 1959 until 1966. ... The Taoiseach (plural: Taoisigh) or, more formally, An Taoiseach, is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet. ... The Tánaiste (plural: Tánaistithe), or more formally An Tánaiste, is the deputy prime minister of the Republic of Ireland1. ... Seán MacEntee (1889–1984) was a senior Irish politician. ...

Ryan retired from Dáil politics in 1965 to his farm in County Wicklow. Between 1965 and 1969 he also served in the Upper House of the Oireachtas in Seanad Éireann. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... The Oireachtas is the National Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Seanad Chamber The Seanad meets in the former picture gallery in Leinster House. ...

Ryan's son and grandson subsequently became involved in politics. Eoin Ryan, Snr was a long-serving Senator in Seanad Éireann, serving at the same time as his father. James Ryan's grandson, also called Eoin Ryan, is currently a Fianna Fáil TD and a Member of the European Parliament. Eoin Ryan (June 12, 1920-December 14, 2001) was an Irish politician. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... The Seanad Chamber The Seanad meets in the former picture gallery in Leinster House. ... Eoin Ryan (born February 24, 1953) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Ireland but more often translated - inaccurately - as Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ...

Dr James Ryan died on September 25, 1970 at the age of 78. September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Political Career