Andrew Lavin (c. 1891 – 26 March 1959) was an Irish politician and farmer.
During the Irish War of Independence, Lavin was attached to North Roscommon Brigade, Irish Republican Army and took part in the destruction of an RIC barracks, attacks on British forces and the manufacture of munitions.
[1] He also claims to have been a member of the Supreme Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood during 1919 and 1920.
[3] Joining the National Army in June 1922, he resigned from the Defence Forces in August 1923 while serving at the rank of Captain to stand as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate in the Roscommon constituency at the 1923 general election.
Lavin, of 20 The Rise, Glasnevin, County Dublin, died aged 79 on 26 March 1959.