William J.E. Jessop
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William J.E. Jessop was an Irish academic, medical practitioner and an independent
member of Seanad Éireann
.
He was a Professor of Social Medicine at Trinity College, Dublin
.
He was elected to the 7th Seanad
on 12 March 1952 at a by-election
for the University of Dublin constituency caused by the death of Frederick Budd. He was defeated at the 1954 Seanad election but was again elected at a by-election on 13 May 1960 caused by the death of William Fearon. He was
re-elected to the 10th
(1961), 11th
(1965) and 12th
(1969) Seanad. He lost his seat at the 1973 Seanad election.
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
member of Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas , which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann . It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members Senators or Seanadóirí . Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by...
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He was a Professor of Social Medicine at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
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He was elected to the 7th Seanad
Members of the 9th Seanad
This is a list of the members of the 9th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas of the Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1957, after the 1957 general election and served until the close of poll for the 10th Seanad in 1961.-Composition of the 9th Seanad:There are a...
on 12 March 1952 at a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
for the University of Dublin constituency caused by the death of Frederick Budd. He was defeated at the 1954 Seanad election but was again elected at a by-election on 13 May 1960 caused by the death of William Fearon. He was
re-elected to the 10th
Members of the 11th Seanad
This is a list of the members of the 11th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1965, after the 1965 general election and served until the close of poll for the 12th Seanad in 1969.-Composition of the 11th Seanad:There are a total...
(1961), 11th
Members of the 11th Seanad
This is a list of the members of the 11th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1965, after the 1965 general election and served until the close of poll for the 12th Seanad in 1969.-Composition of the 11th Seanad:There are a total...
(1965) and 12th
Members of the 12th Seanad
This is a list of the members of the 12th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1969, after the 1969 general election and served until the close of poll for the 13th Seanad in 1973.-Composition of the 12th Seanad:There are a...
(1969) Seanad. He lost his seat at the 1973 Seanad election.