Maurice O'Connell (Fine Gael politician)
Maurice O'Connell | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 8 October 1981 – 23 February 1983 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1936 Penang, Malaysia |
| Died | 6 April 2016 (aged 79) Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse |
Anne Marie Gillespie
(m. 1961) |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | William Hickie (great uncle) |
Maurice Hugh O'Connell (20 October 1936 – 6 April 2016) was a senator in Ireland. He was born in Penang, Malaysia.
He was a member of the Dublin City Council from 1967 to 1973. At the 1969 general election, he stood unsuccessfully as an independent candidate in the Dublin South-Central constituency.[1]
He later joined Fine Gael and served in the Seanad from 1981 to 1983, elected to the short-lived 15th Seanad and 16th Seanad on the Labour Panel.[2] He was defeated in the 1983 election to the 17th Seanad.[2]
His great uncle William Hickie served as a senator from 1925 to 1936.
O'Connell died in Tralee on 6 April 2016, at the age of 79.[3][4]
See also
- Families in the Oireachtas
- The O'Connells of Fossa, by Elizabeth O'Connell, page 60.
References
- ^ "Maurice O'Connell". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Maurice O'Connell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
- ^ "Death notice of Maurice O'Connell". RIP.ie. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Death notice". The Irish Times. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2025.