Timothy O'Sullivan (Fianna Fáil politician)
Timothy O'Sullivan | |
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Senator | |
In office 22 July 1954 – 5 November 1969 | |
Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
Teachta Dála | |
In office July 1937 – May 1954 | |
Constituency | Cork West |
Personal details | |
Born | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland | 26 July 1899
Died | 3 March 1971 County Cork, Ireland | (aged 71)
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse | Catherine Daly (m. 1926) |
Children | 12 |
Relatives | Peggy Farrell (niece) |
Timothy (Ted) O'Sullivan (26 July 1899 – 3 March 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician from County Cork. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for 27 years, and a Senator for 15 years.[1][2]
O'Sullivan was elected to Dáil Éireann at his first attempt, as a Fianna Fáil candidate for the Cork West constituency at the 1937 general election.[1] He was re-elected for Cork West at the next five general elections, until he retired from the Dáil at the 1954 general election.[3]
He was then stood in the 1954 election to Seanad Éireann, on the Agricultural Panel, and was elected to the 8th Seanad. He was re-elected by the Agricultural Panel at the next three Seanad elections, before retiring from politics in 1969, after completing his term in the 11th Seanad.[3]
His niece Peggy Farrell was a senator from 1969 to 1973.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Timothy O'Sullivan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ Ethos, NQC (4 August 2014). "Statement of Ted O'Sullivan". History of Durrus. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Timothy O'Sullivan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ McNamara, Maedhbh; Mooney, Paschal (2000). Women in Parliament, Ireland 1918–2000. Dublin: Wolfhound Press. p. 186. ISBN 0-86327-759-4.