Martin O'Sullivan

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Martin O'Sullivan (died 20 January 1956)[1] was an Irish Labour Party politician.

O'Sullivan began working as a clerk for the Great Southern and Western Railway, and later became chief paymaster at Inchicore railway works.[1]

In 1930, he began serving as an alderman in the Dublin Corporation.[1] He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency at the 1943 general election.[2] He was re-elected at the 1944 and 1948 general elections. He lost his seat at the 1951 general election.[3] He served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1943 to 1945, the first member of the Labour Party to hold the position.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Obituary". The Guardian. 21 January 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Martin O'Sullivan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Martin O'Sullivan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
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Preceded by Lord Mayor of Dublin
1943–1945 		Succeeded by


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