Micheál Cranitch Explained

Office:Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
Term Start:3 January
Term End:1 June 1973
Predecessor:Michael Yeats
Successor:James Dooge
Office1:Senator
Term Start1:27 October 1977
Term End1:23 February 1983
Constituency1:Administrative Panel
Term Start2:5 November 1969
Term End2:1 June 1973
Birth Date:1 December 1912
Birth Place:Rathcormac, County Cork, Ireland
Death Place:County Cork, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fianna Fáil

Mícheál C. Cranitch (1 December 1912 – 23 November 1999)[1] was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann in 1973.[2]

Cranitch was born in Rathcormac, County Cork. In 1969 he was nominated by the Taoiseach Jack Lynch to the 12th Seanad. In 1973, he stood for election on the Administrative Panel, but did not win a seat. However, in 1977 he won a seat in the 14th Seanad, which he held until his defeat in the 1983 election to the 18th Seanad.

He served as Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, from January to June 1973.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Respected teacher and senator. 2020-12-10. The Irish Times. en.
  2. Web site: Mícheál Cranitch. Oireachtas Members Database. 30 January 2008. 11 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191011115548/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/M%25C3%25ADche%25C3%25A1l-C-Cranitch.S.1970-11-19/. live.
  3. Web site: Micheal C Cranitch. ElectionsIreland.org. 13 February 2014. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222031118/http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=9125. live.