James O'Keeffe explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:October 1961
Term End:April 1965
Constituency:Dublin South-West
Office1:Senator
Term Start1:14 May 1956
Term End1:14 December 1961
Constituency1:Industrial and Commercial Panel
Office2:Lord Mayor of Dublin
Term Start2:1974
Term End2:1975
Successor2:Paddy Dunne
Term Start3:1962
Term End3:1963
Predecessor3:Robert Briscoe
Successor3:Seán Moore
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Party:Fine Gael

James Joseph O'Keeffe (1912 – 20 May 1986) was an Irish Fine Gael politician.[1] A merchant and company director, he was a member of the Seanad from 1956 to 1961. During this period he also stood unsuccessfully for Dáil Éireann in the Dublin South-West constituency at the 1951 and 1957 general elections. He succeeded at the third attempt in being elected for Dublin South-West in 1961.[2] However he lost his seat at the 1965 general election despite increasing his vote. He stood again in 1969 and 1977 in the newly created Dublin Rathmines West but did not regain his seat.

He was also Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1962 to 1963, and from 1974 to 1975.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James O'Keeffe. Oireachtas Members Database. 1 October 2012. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103225403/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/James-J-O'Keeffe.S.1956-05-14/. live.
  2. Web site: James O'Keeffe. ElectionsIreland.org. 1 October 2012. 25 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180925025406/https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2413. live.
  3. Web site: Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020 . Dublin City Council. June 2020. 18 November 2023.