Joseph Lenehan Explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:June 1969
Term End:February 1973
Constituency:Mayo West
Term Start1:October 1961
Term End1:April 1965
Constituency1:Mayo North
Office2:Senator
Term Start2:23 June 1965
Term End2:18 June 1969
Constituency2:Nominated by the Taoiseach
Birth Place:County Mayo, Ireland
Death Place:County Mayo, Ireland

Joseph R. Lenehan (1916 – 6 December 1981) was an Irish politician and publican. Lenehan first stood for election as a Fine Gael candidate at the 1944 general election but was not elected. He was also an unsuccessful candidate at the 1951 general election.

He was elected to Dáil Éireann as an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo North constituency at the 1961 general election.[1] He lost his seat at the 1965 general election but was subsequently nominated by the Taoiseach to the 11th Seanad. He was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo West constituency at the 1969 general election. He lost his seat at the 1973 general election.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joseph R. Leneghan. Oireachtas Members Database. 20 March 2009.
  2. Web site: Joseph Lenehan. ElectionsIreland.org. 20 March 2009.