Mary Jackman | |
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| Senator | |
| In office 17 September 1997 – 12 September 2002 | |
| In office 1 November 1989 – 17 February 1993 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Furlong (1943-04-30)30 April 1943 County Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 30 May 2022(2022-05-30) (aged 79) County Limerick, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse | Nicholas Jackman |
| Children | 1 |
Mary Jackman (née Furlong; 30 April 1943 – 30 May 2022)[1] was an IrishFine Gael politician. She was asenator from 1989 to 1992 and again from 1997 to 2002.[2]
Jackman was fromCastletroy inCounty Limerick. A teacher by profession, she spent her entire career at Presentation College, Limerick.
A member ofLimerick County Council for theCastleconnell local electoral area from1985 to 2014,[3] she was the first woman Cathaoirleach (chair) of Limerick County Council.[4] Jackman has unsuccessfully contested four general elections in theLimerick East constituency (1989,1992,1997, and2002),[5] falling just 305 votes short of winning seat at the1997 general election. She was also defeated at theLimerick East by-election in March 1998, and did not stand at the2007 general election.[5]
After her 1989 defeat, she was elected to the19th Seanad on theLabour Panel. She lost her seat at the 1993 Seanad elections, but was re-elected in 1997 to the21st Seanad. At the 2002 Seanad elections, she stood instead on theIndustrial and Commercial Panel, but did not win a seat.[5] She died on 30 May 2022, aged 79.[6]
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