Timothy O'Sullivan (Fianna Fáil politician)

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	Catherine Daly ​ (m. 1926)​
Children	12
Relatives	Peggy Farrell (niece)

Timothy (Ted) O'Sullivan (26 July 1899 – 3 March 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician from County Cork. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for 27 years, and a Senator for 15 years.^[1][2]

O'Sullivan was elected to Dáil Éireann at his first attempt, as a Fianna Fáil candidate for the Cork West constituency at the 1937 general election.^[1] He was re-elected for Cork West at the next five general elections, until he retired from the Dáil at the 1954 general election.^[3]

He was then stood in the 1954 election to Seanad Éireann, on the Agricultural Panel, and was elected to the 8th 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 the 11th Seanad.^[3]

His niece Peggy Farrell was a senator from 1969 to 1973.^[4]

See also

• Families in the Oireachtas

References

1. "Timothy O'Sullivan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
2. Ethos, NQC (4 August 2014). "Statement of Ted O'Sullivan". History of Durrus. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
3. "Timothy O'Sullivan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
4. McNamara, Maedhbh; Mooney, Paschal (2000). Women in Parliament, Ireland 1918–2000. Dublin: Wolfhound Press. p. 186. ISBN 0-86327-759-4.