Mary Davidson (Irish politician) explained

Office:Senator
Term Start:22 July 1954
Term End:5 November 1969
Term Start2:16 June 1950
Term End2:14 August 1951
Constituency2:Industrial and Commercial Panel
Nationality:Irish
Birth Date:1902

Mary Frances Davidson (1902 – 29 May 1986) was an Irish Labour Party politician. She was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Industrial and Commercial Panel at a by-election on 16 June 1950.[1] She lost her seat at the 1951 Seanad election but was re-elected at the 1954 Seanad election and was re-elected at each subsequent election until she retired at the 1969 Seanad election.

She was appointed Labour Party General Secretary on the 28 June 1962.[2] She was the first female General Secretary of any Irish political party.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Davidson. Oireachtas Members Database. 20 March 2009.
  2. pp. 3, Report of the Administrative Council of the Parliamentary Labour Party for the Year 1962-1963 (Irish Labour Party, 20 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, 1963)