Andrew Sylvester Clarkin (1891 – 23 November 1955) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864–1958
Biography Born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Clarkin was the son of Andrew Clarkin and Rose Anne Corrigan.Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915
He stood for election to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil candidate for Dublin South at the 1944 general election but was unsuccessful. He was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Administrative Panel at the 1944 Seanad election. He was re-elected to the Seanad at the 1948, 1951 and 1954 Seanad elections on the Industrial and Commercial Panel. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1952 Dublin North-West by-election. He died in 1955 while serving in the 8th Seanad.
He served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1951 to 1953.
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