Maurice O'Connell (Fine Gael politician)
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Maurice O'Connell (born 20 October 1936) is a former senator in Ireland. He was born in Penang, Malaysia.
Maurice O'Connell | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 8 October 1981 – 23 February 1983 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1936 Penang, Malaysia |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Relatives | William Hickie (great uncle) |
At the 1969 general election, stood unsuccessfully as an independent candidate in the Dublin South-Central constituency.[1]
He later joined Fine Gael and served in the Seanad from 1981 to 1983, elected to the short-lived 15th Seanad and 16th Seanad on the Labour Panel.[2] He was defeated in the 1983 election to the 17th Seanad.[2]
His great uncle William Hickie served as a senator from 1925 to 1936.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Maurice O'Connell". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Maurice O'Connell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 February 2008.