Michael ffrench O'Carroll

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Dr. Michael ffrench O'Carroll (born September 15, 1919) is a retired Irish doctor and former Irish independent (i.e. non-party) TD and Senator. He served one term in each house of the Oireachtas in the 1950s.

He was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, as an independent candidate at the 1951 general election in the Dublin South West constituency. He took the fourth seat in the 5-seat constituency, defeating Fine Gael TD Michael J. O'Higgins. Taking his seat in the 14th Dáil, he supported the Fianna Fáil government on most issues.^[1]

Ffrench O'Carroll stood again in Dublin South West at the 1954 general election, this time as a Fianna Fáil candidate, but lost his seat to O'Higgins. He then contested the 1954 Seanad Éireann elections as an independent candidate on the Cultural and Educational Panel, and was elected to the 8th Seanad.

At the 1957 general election, he was again an ansucceesful Fianna Fáil candidate in Dublin South West. He was not re-elected to the Seanad.

[edit] External links

• Michael ffrench O'Carroll's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ See, for example, the debate on a Motion of Confidence in the Fianna Fáil government at Dáil Éireann - Volume 140 - 02 July, 1953: Motion of Confidence and at Dáil Éireann - Volume 140 - 02 July, 1953: Motion of No Confidence(Resumed)

This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database