William Sears | |
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 Searsc. 1910s | |
| Senator | |
| In office 6 December 1928 – 23 March 1929 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office August 1923 – June 1927 | |
| Constituency | Mayo South |
| In office May 1921 – August 1923 | |
| Constituency | Mayo South–Roscommon South |
| In office December 1918 – May 1921 | |
| Constituency | Mayo South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1868 (1868) Neale, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | 23 March 1929(1929-03-23) (aged 60–61) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | |
William Frederick Sears (1868 – 23 March 1929) was an IrishSinn Féin and laterCumann na nGaedheal politician.[1][2]
Sears was born inNeale, County Mayo in 1868. He was elected as aSinn FéinMP for theMayo South constituency at the1918 general election.[3] In January 1919, Sinn Féin MPs refused to recognise theParliament of the United Kingdom and instead assembled at theMansion House inDublin as a revolutionary parliament calledDáil Éireann, though Sears did not attend as he was in prison.[4] He was elected unopposed as a Sinn FéinTeachta Dála (TD) for theMayo South–Roscommon South constituency at the1921 elections.
He supported theAnglo-Irish Treaty andvoted for it. He was re-elected unopposed for the same constituency at the1922 general election, this time as a pro-Treaty Sinn Féin TD. He was elected as aCumann na nGaedheal TD forMayo South constituency at the1923 general election.[5] He lost his seat at theJune 1927 general election but was elected to theSeanad in 1928. He died in office in 1929 and the by-election for his seat was won bySir Nugent Everard.
In 1902 he founded theEnniscorthy Echo in co-operation withSir Thomas Esmonde.[1]
Age 59 (in) 1921
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forMayo South 1918–1922 | Constituency abolished |
| Oireachtas | ||
| New constituency | Teachta Dála forMayo South 1918–1921 | Constituency abolished |
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