Michael O'Higgins
Irish politician (1917–2005) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Joseph O'Higgins (1 November 1917 – 9 March 2005)[1] was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Leader of the Seanad from 1973 to 1977. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1948 to 1951 and 1954 to 1969. He also served as a Senator from 1951 to 1954 and 1973 to 1977.
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Michael O'Higgins | |
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Leader of the Seanad | |
In office 1 June 1973 – 16 August 1977 | |
Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
Preceded by | Thomas Mullins |
Succeeded by | Eoin Ryan Snr |
Senator | |
In office 1 June 1973 – 27 October 1977 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
In office 5 November 1969 – 1 June 1973 | |
Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
In office 14 August 1951 – 18 May 1954 | |
Constituency | Administrative Panel |
Teachta Dála | |
In office October 1961 – June 1969 | |
Constituency | Wicklow |
In office May 1954 – October 1961 | |
In office February 1948 – May 1951 | |
Constituency | Dublin South-West |
Personal details | |
Born | (1917-11-01)1 November 1917 Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland |
Died | 9 March 2005(2005-03-09) (aged 87) Galway, Ireland |
Political party | Fine Gael |
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Children | 9 |
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The son of prominent Fine Gael politician Thomas F. O'Higgins, Michael and his brother Tom both entered the Dáil in 1948 and served there for a number of decades. While Tom built a reputation as a liberal, Michael mirrored their father and was considered a conservative.[2][3]