Timothy O'Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 22 July 1954 – 5 November 1969 | |
| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office July 1937 – May 1954 | |
| Constituency | Cork West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1899-07-26)26 July 1899 Bantry,County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 3 March 1971(1971-03-03) (aged 71) County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 12 |
| Relatives | Peggy Farrell (niece) |
Timothy (Ted) O'Sullivan (26 July 1899 – 3 March 1971) was an IrishFianna Fáil politician fromCounty Cork. He was aTeachta Dála (TD) for 27 years, and aSenator for 15 years.[1][2]
O'Sullivan was elected toDáil Éireann at his first attempt, as aFianna Fáil candidate for theCork West constituency at the1937 general election.[1] He was re-elected for Cork West at the next five general elections, until he retired from the Dáil at the1954 general election.[3]
He was then stood in the 1954 election toSeanad Éireann, on theAgricultural Panel, and was elected to the8th Seanad. He was re-elected by the Agricultural Panel at the next three Seanad elections, before retiring from politics in 1969, after completing his term in the11th Seanad.[3]
His niecePeggy Farrell was a senator from 1969 to 1973.[4]
