Frank Aiken, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank Aiken

Irish Republican Army commander and politician

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1898

Place of Birth: Camlough, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-May-1983

Profession: politician, farmer, diplomat

Nationality: Ireland, Irish Free State

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Francis Thomas Aiken (13 February 1898 – 18 May 1983) was an Irish revolutionary and politician who served as Tánaiste from 1965–1969, Minister for External Affairs from 1957 to 1969 and 1951 to 1954, Minister for Finance from 1945 to 1948, Minister for the Co-ordination of Defensive Measures 1939 to 1945, Minister for Defence from 1932 to 1939 and Minister for Lands and Fisheries from June–November 1936. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency from 1923 to 1973.
He was Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army.
Originally a member of Sinn Féin, he was later a founding member of Fianna Fáil.