Mary Jackman Explained

Birth Name:Mary Furlong
Birth Date:30 April 1943
Birth Place:County Limerick, Ireland
Death Place:County Limerick, Ireland
Spouse:Nicholas Jackman
Children:1
Party:Fine Gael
Office:Senator
Term Start1:17 September 1997
Term End1:12 September 2002
Term Start2:1 November 1989
Term End2:17 February 1993
Constituency2:Labour Panel

Mary Jackman (; 30 April 1943 – 30 May 2022)[1] was an Irish Fine Gael politician. She was a senator from 1989 to 1992 and again from 1997 to 2002.[2]

Biography

Jackman was from Castletroy in County Limerick. A teacher by profession, she spent her entire career at Presentation College, Limerick.

A member of Limerick County Council for the Castleconnell local electoral area from 1985 to 2014,[3] she was the first woman Cathaoirleach (chair) of Limerick County Council.[4] Jackman has unsuccessfully contested four general elections in the Limerick East constituency (1989, 1992, 1997, and 2002),[5] falling just 305 votes short of winning seat at the 1997 general election. She was also defeated at the Limerick East by-election in March 1998, and did not stand at the 2007 general election.[5]

After her 1989 defeat, she was elected to the 19th Seanad on the Labour Panel. She lost her seat at the 1993 Seanad elections, but was re-elected in 1997 to the 21st Seanad. At the 2002 Seanad elections, she stood instead on the Industrial and Commercial Panel, but did not win a seat.[5] She died on 30 May 2022, aged 79.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Death Notice of Mary Jackman. RIP.ie. 31 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Mary Jackman. Oireachtas Members Database. 15 February 2008.
  3. Web site: Former poll-topper Jackman will not contest local elections in Limerick. limerickleader.ie. 8 March 2014.
  4. Web site: 5 June 2022. Obituary: Mary Jackman, former Fine Gael senator and the first female chair of Limerick County Council . 7 November 2023 . Independent.ie . en.
  5. Web site: Mary Jackman. ElectionsIreland.org. 15 February 2008.
  6. Web site: Rabbitts. Nick. Frances. Watkins. Former senator and councillor Mary Jackman has passed away. 30 May 2022. limerickleader.ie.