List of American politicians of Irish descent

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This is a list of notable Irish American politicians.

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To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is Irish American and a notable politician.

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United States President John F. Kennedy laying a wreath at the Commodore John Barry Memorial in Wexford, Ireland in 1963 JFK-John Barry Memorial.jpg
United States President John F. Kennedy laying a wreath at the Commodore John Barry Memorial in Wexford, Ireland in 1963

M–Z

United States President Ronald Reagan speaking to a crowd in his ancestral home in Ballyporeen, Ireland in 1984 President Ronald Reagan speaking to citizens of Ballyporeen, Ireland.jpg
United States President Ronald Reagan speaking to a crowd in his ancestral home in Ballyporeen, Ireland in 1984

References

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  5. ↑ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Brockson to Bronsdon".
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  7. ↑ "Bulger Awarded Degree by National University of Ireland". Archived from the original on September 29, 2004. Retrieved January 20, 2007. "Bulger, one of the most successful Irish-American politicians of his generation..."
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  14. ↑ "Ryan Sneed's 2003 Luncheon Address". Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved January 20, 2007. "He was the grandson of Irish Catholic immigrants who came to American after the Great Irish ..."
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  29. ↑ "Richard Croker". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  30. ↑ "Man of the Year:Congressman Joseph Crowley". Archived from the original on January 5, 2006. Retrieved January 20, 2007. "Crowley was also named one of the Top 100 Irish American Leaders..."
  31. ↑ ""Black Irish" Ted Cruz may face birther questions of his own".
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  33. ↑ "Thomas CUSACK, Congress, IL (1858-1926)". www.infoplease.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  34. ↑ http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/Daley2.html Archived 2006-02-15 at the Wayback Machine "Richard J. Daley, an only child, was born in 1902 into an Irish Catholic neighborhood of south Chicago..."
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  42. ↑ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Faalevao to Fairburn".
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  47. ↑ "Biography of William McKinley". Archived from the original on April 10, 2006. Retrieved January 20, 2007. "He was the 7th child born to William and Nancy Alison McKinley (of Irish and Scottish descent)."
  48. ↑ "murkowski". October 7, 2008. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  49. ↑ "'Irish Obama' song is web hit". November 9, 2008.
  50. ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/e2332.htm "The grandson of Hungarian immigrants on his father's side and Italian and Irish immigrants on his mother's side, Pataki grew up on a small farm in Peekskill..."
  51. ↑ "AILF Salutes Irish Americans". Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved July 5, 2006. Noted as one of "Irish American Political Leaders"; paternal grandparents, John Michael Reagan and Jennie Cusick, were both the children of Irish immigrants
  52. ↑ The Sacramento Bee, volume 200-no. 32,311 and many other articles in the Bee
  53. ↑ Di Ionno, Mark (November 29, 2016). "Fidel Castro is dead, but scars remain in Union City". NJ.com.
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