John Copeland Cole

John Copeland Cole (died 23 April 1987) was an Irish politician. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1957 to 1969.^[1] He was nominated by the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera in 1957 to the 9th Seanad. He was nominated by Seán Lemass in 1961 and 1965 to the 10th and 11th Seanads respectively. He did not contest the 1969 Seanad election.^[1]

He was a member of the Orange Order and was grand master of the County Cavan lodge.^[2] His father John James Cole was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan constituency, elected on five occasions between 1923 and 1943.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mr. John Copeland Cole". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Orangemen in the Oireachtas". The Irish Times. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.

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Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)

Administrative Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Kieran Egan (FF) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Jack McQuillan (NPD) Patrick O'Reilly (FG) Éamon Rooney (FG) Patrick Teehan (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) Patrick Malone (FG) John Mannion, Snr (FG) James Martin (FF) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) Patrick W. Ryan (??) William Ryan (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) John J. Nash (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Michael O'Kennedy (FF) Ben O'Quigley (FG)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	John J. Brennan (FF) John Conlan (FG) Mary Davidson (Lab) Garret FitzGerald (FG) Thomas Flanagan (Ind) Dermot Honan (FF) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Denis J. O'Sullivan (FG) Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	Seán Brosnahan (Ind) Seán Browne (FF) Victor Carton (FG) Patrick Crowley (Lab) Séamus Dolan (FF) James Dooge (FG) Joseph Farrell (FF) Mark Killilea, Snr (FF) Vincent McHugh (FG) Dominick Murphy (Lab) John Ormonde (FF)

National University of Ireland	Bryan Alton (Ind) Dónall Ó Conalláin (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)

University of Dublin	William J.E. Jessop (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Kit Ahern (FF) Gerald Boland (FF) John Copeland Cole (Ind) Joseph Lenehan (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Nora Connolly O'Brien (FF) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) James Ryan (FF) William Sheldon (Ind) Michael Yeats (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1968 Farrell McElgunn (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party NPD: National Progressive Democrats Ind: Independent ??: Unknown party

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Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)

Administrative Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Seán Brady (FF) Cornelius Desmond (Lab) Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FG) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Gerry L'Estrange (FG) Thomas Ruane (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) Daniel Hogan (FF) Robert Lahiffe (FF) John Mannion, Snr (FG) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) Patrick W. Ryan (??) William Ryan (FF) John Donnelly Sheridan (??)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Michael Hayes (FG) Eamonn Kissane (FF) Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) John J. Nash (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Gerald Boland (FF) Mary Davidson (Lab) Thomas Flanagan (Ind) Patrick Lindsay (FG) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Edward McGuire (Ind) Daniel Moloney (FF) Joseph Quigley (FG) Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	Seán Brosnahan (Ind) Seán Browne (FF) John Butler (Lab) Victor Carton (FG) Patrick Crowley (Lab) James Dooge (FG) Joseph Farrell (FF) Seán Hayes (FF) Mark Killilea, Snr (FF) Dominick Murphy (Lab) Michael Yeats (FF)

National University of Ireland	Dónall Ó Conalláin (Ind) George O'Brien (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)

University of Dublin	William J.E. Jessop (Ind) John N. Ross (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	John J. Brennan (FF) John Copeland Cole (Ind) Gus Healy (FF) Joe Mooney (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Tom Nolan (FF) Nora Connolly O'Brien (FF) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (??) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) William Sheldon (Ind)

Elected or nominated later	1963 John Costelloe (FF) Batt Donegan (FF) 1964 Kit Ahern (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent ??: Unknown party

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Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad name (party)

Administrative Panel	Patrick Connor (FG) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Gerry L'Estrange (FG) John O'Leary (Lab) John L. O'Sullivan (FG) Thomas Ruane (FF) Patrick Teehan (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Patrick Crowe (FG) Paddy Donegan (FG) Daniel Hogan (FF) Robert Lahiffe (FF) William O'Callaghan (FG) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) John Donnelly Sheridan (??) James Tunney (Lab)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Anthony Barry (FG) Michael Hayes (FG) Eamonn Kissane (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) John O'Donovan (FG)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Denis Burke (FG) Tadhg Crowley (FF) Mary Davidson (Lab) Jane Dowdall (FF) Brian Lenihan (FF) Peter Lynch (??) Edward McGuire (Ind) James O'Keeffe (FG) Joseph Roddy (FG)

Labour Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Frank Carter (FF) Victor Carton (FG) Harry Colley (FF) Patrick Crowley (Lab) Seán Hayes (FF) Dominick Murphy (Lab) Ben O'Quigley (FG) Frank Purcell (??) Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF) Joe Sheridan (Ind)

National University of Ireland	Henry Barniville (FG) George O'Brien (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)

University of Dublin	William Fearon (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Seán Brady (FF) John Copeland Cole (Ind) Robert Farnan (FF) Seán Moylan (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Nora Connolly O'Brien (FF) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Seán O'Grady (FF) Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (??) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Laurence Walsh (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1958 Louis Walsh (??) 1960 John J. Brennan (FF) Martin O'Dwyer (??) William J.E. Jessop (Ind) Edward Browne (??) Gerard B. Dillon (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent ??: Unknown party

John Copeland Cole

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