Patrick Connor (Irish politician)

For other people named Patrick Connor, see Patrick Connor (disambiguation).

Patrick Connor (15 March 1906 – 26 August 1989) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served for four years as a Senator and eight years as a Teachta Dála (TD).^[1]

Connor was first elected to Seanad Éireann on his first attempt, in 1957, when he was returned by the Administrative Panel to the 9th Seanad.

Following the retirement of Fine Gael TD Patrick Palmer, Connor stood as a Fine Gael candidate for the Kerry South constituency at the 1961 general election, and was elected to Dáil Éireann.^[2] He was re-elected at the 1965 general election, but lost his seat at the 1969 general election to his Fine Gael running-mate, Michael Begley. He did not contest any further elections.

References

↑ "Mr. Patrick Connor". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
↑ "Patrick Connor". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 September 2012.

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Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad

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

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