Michael Hennessy

Irish politician (1867–1942)

Michael Hennessy
Teachta Dála
In office
August 1923 – February 1932
ConstituencyCork East
In office
June 1922 – August 1923
ConstituencyCork East and North East
Personal details
BornCounty Cork, Ireland
DiedCounty Cork, Ireland
Political party

Michael Joseph Hennessy was an Irish politician and businessman. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Businessmen's Party Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork East and North East at the 1922 general election.[1] He was elected as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD for Cork East at the 1923, June 1927 and September 1927 general elections.[2] He lost his seat at the 1932 general election.[2]

Hennessy lived at 11 Rahilly Street, Cobh (formerly King Street).[3] In June 1922 the Bishop of Cloyne Robert Browne, contributed £20 each to the election funds of Hennessy and John Dinneen, Commercial and Farmer pro-Treaty candidates respectively for the Cork East and North East constituency.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Michael Hennessy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Michael Hennessy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  3. ^ Magill book of Election 1981, review of historical constituency TDs.
  4. ^ The Times, Mr. De Valera's New Claim, 14 June 1922.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Cork East and North East constituency
This table is transcluded from Cork East and North East (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921 Séamus Fitzgerald
(SF)
Thomas Hunter
(SF)
David Kent
(SF)
3rd 1922 John Dinneen
(FP)
Michael Hennessy
(BP)
David Kent
(AT-SF)
4th 1923 Constituency abolished. See Cork East and Cork North
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Cork East constituency
This table is transcluded from Cork East (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923 John Daly
(Ind)
Michael Hennessy
(CnaG)
David Kent
(Rep)
John Dinneen
(FP)
Thomas O'Mahony
(CnaG)
1924 by-election Michael K. Noonan
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun) David Kent
(SF)
David O'Gorman
(FP)
Martin Corry
(FF)
6th 1927 (Sep) John Daly
(CnaG)
William Kent
(FF)
Edmond Carey
(CnaG)
7th 1932 William Broderick
(CnaG)
Brook Brasier
(Ind)
Patrick Murphy
(FF)
8th 1933 Patrick Daly
(CnaG)
William Kent
(NCP)
9th 1937 Constituency abolished


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 Martin Corry
(FF)
Patrick O'Gorman
(FG)
Seán Keane
(Lab)
14th 1951
1953 by-election Richard Barry
(FG)
15th 1954 John Moher
(FF)
16th 1957
17th 1961 Constituency abolished


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981 Carey Joyce
(FF)
Myra Barry
(FG)
Patrick Hegarty
(FG)
Joe Sherlock
(SF–WP)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Michael Ahern
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov) Ned O'Keeffe
(FF)
25th 1987 Joe Sherlock
(WP)
26th 1989 Paul Bradford
(FG)
27th 1992 John Mulvihill
(Lab)
28th 1997 David Stanton
(FG)
29th 2002 Joe Sherlock
(Lab)
30th 2007 Seán Sherlock
(Lab)
31st 2011 Sandra McLellan
(SF)
Tom Barry
(FG)
32nd 2016 Pat Buckley
(SF)
Kevin O'Keeffe
(FF)
33rd 2020 James O'Connor
(FF)
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