Laurence O'Neill
Laurence O'Neill | |
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Senator | |
In office January 1940 – July 1943 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Senator | |
In office June 1929 – May 1936 | |
Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
Constituency | Dublin Mid |
Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
In office 1917–1924 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 4 March 1864
Died | 26 July 1943 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 79)
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Independent |
Education | Belvedere College |
Laurence O'Neill (4 March 1864 – 26 July 1943) was an Irish politician and corn merchant. O'Neill was elected to Dáil Éireann as an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin Mid at the 1922 general election.[1] He did not contest the 1923 general election and he was an unsuccessful candidate at the September 1927 general election.
He was elected to the Irish Free State Seanad Éireann at a by-election on 20 June 1929 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice.[2] He was re-elected to the Seanad for a 9-year term in 1931 and served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936. He was nominated by the Taoiseach on 2 January 1940 to the 3rd Seanad. He did not contest the 1943 Seanad election.
He had also served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1917 to 1924, serving through the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Laurence O'Neill". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ "Laurence O'Neill". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ "O'Neill, Laurence". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
Further reading[]
- Morrissey, Thomas J. (2014). Laurence O'Neill (1864–1943) : Lord Mayor of Dublin (1917–1924) : patriot and man of peace. Dublin: Four Courts. ISBN 9781907002120.
- ^ a b Thomas Kelly was unanimously elected as Lord Mayor of Dublin while being held in Wormwood Scrubs prison in England. Due to his imprisonment, he was unable to formally take up the position.
- 1864 births
- 1943 deaths
- Independent TDs
- Members of the 3rd Dáil
- Members of the 1928 Seanad
- Members of the 1931 Seanad
- Members of the 1934 Seanad
- Members of the 3rd Seanad
- Lord Mayors of Dublin
- Members of the Senate of Southern Ireland
- People of the Irish Civil War (Pro-Treaty side)
- Nominated members of Seanad Éireann
- Independent members of Seanad Éireann
- People educated at Belvedere College