Joe Sheridan
Irish politician (1914–2000)
Joe Sheridan | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office October 1961 – June 1981 | |
| Constituency | Longford–Westmeath |
| Senator | |
| In office 22 May 1957 – 14 December 1961 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| In office 14 May 1956 – 22 May 1957 | |
| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1914-11-27)27 November 1914 County Longford, Ireland |
| Died | 30 September 2000(2000-09-30) (aged 85) County Longford, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Fine Gael |
| Children | 9, including Kathy |
Joseph Michael Sheridan (27 November 1914 – 30 September 2000) was an Irish politician, originally with Fine Gael but for most of his career an independent.[1][2]
Sheridan came from Colmcille in County Longford, and had three brothers and two sisters.[3] He moved to Westmeath, first to Kilbeggan and then to Mullingar.[1] An auctioneer and farmer by profession,[2] he was elected to Westmeath County Council,[1] and then to Seanad Éireann by the Agricultural Panel at a by-election on 14 May 1956.[2] He was re-elected at the 1957 Seanad election, this time by the Labour Panel.[2]
He was elected to Dáil Éireann as an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency at the 1961 general election.[2] In spite of his Fine Gael background, he supported the minority Fianna Fáil government.[1] He was re-elected at the 1965, 1969, 1973 and 1977 general elections. He concentrated on local constituency needs, with the electoral slogan "Vote for Joe, the Man you Know."[1][4] He retired at the 1981 general election.[5]
Sheridan had five sons and four daughters,[1] one of whom, Kathy Sheridan, is a journalist with The Irish Times.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Death of Member and Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy, Vol. 164 No. 1". Oireachtas. 11 October 2000. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Joseph Sheridan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "Longford priest dies following crash". Longford Leader. 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ McGuire, Tom (2007). The Election book. O'Brien. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-84717-031-6.
- ^ "Joseph Sheridan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "Book gives a new voice to Longford women". Longford Leader. 4 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency
This table is transcluded from Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
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| 2nd | 1921 | Lorcan Robbins (SF) | Seán Mac Eoin (SF) | Joseph McGuinness (SF) | Laurence Ginnell (SF) | 4 seats 1921–1923 | |||||
| 3rd | 1922 | John Lyons (Lab) | Seán Mac Eoin (PT-SF) | Francis McGuinness (PT-SF) | Laurence Ginnell (AT-SF) | ||||||
| 4th | 1923 | John Lyons (Ind) | Conor Byrne (Rep) | James Killane (Rep) | Patrick Shaw (CnaG) | Patrick McKenna (FP) | |||||
| 5th | 1927 (Jun) | Henry Broderick (Lab) | Michael Kennedy (FF) | James Victory (FF) | Hugh Garahan (FP) | ||||||
| 6th | 1927 (Sep) | James Killane (FF) | Michael Connolly (CnaG) | ||||||||
| 1930 by-election | James Geoghegan (FF) | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1932 | Francis Gormley (FF) | Seán Mac Eoin (CnaG) | ||||||||
| 8th | 1933 | James Victory (FF) | Charles Fagan (NCP) | ||||||||
| 9th | 1937 | Constituency abolished. See Athlone–Longford and Meath–Westmeath | |||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th | 1948 | Erskine H. Childers (FF) | Thomas Carter (FF) | Michael Kennedy (FF) | Seán Mac Eoin (FG) | Charles Fagan (Ind) | |||||
| 14th | 1951 | Frank Carter (FF) | |||||||||
| 15th | 1954 | Charles Fagan (FG) | |||||||||
| 16th | 1957 | Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (SF) | |||||||||
| 17th | 1961 | Frank Carter (FF) | Joe Sheridan (Ind) | 4 seats 1961–1992 | |||||||
| 18th | 1965 | Patrick Lenihan (FF) | Gerry L'Estrange (FG) | ||||||||
| 19th | 1969 | ||||||||||
| 1970 by-election | Patrick Cooney (FG) | ||||||||||
| 20th | 1973 | ||||||||||
| 21st | 1977 | Albert Reynolds (FF) | Seán Keegan (FF) | ||||||||
| 22nd | 1981 | Patrick Cooney (FG) | |||||||||
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | ||||||||||
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | Mary O'Rourke (FF) | |||||||||
| 25th | 1987 | Henry Abbott (FF) | |||||||||
| 26th | 1989 | Louis Belton (FG) | Paul McGrath (FG) | ||||||||
| 27th | 1992 | Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon and Westmeath | |||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th | 2007 | Willie Penrose (Lab) | Peter Kelly (FF) | Mary O'Rourke (FF) | James Bannon (FG) | ||||
| 31st | 2011 | Robert Troy (FF) | Nicky McFadden (FG) | ||||||
| 2014 by-election | Gabrielle McFadden (FG) | ||||||||
| 32nd | 2016 | Kevin "Boxer" Moran (Ind) | Peter Burke (FG) | ||||||
| 33rd | 2020 | Sorca Clarke (SF) | Joe Flaherty (FF) | ||||||
