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Irish politician (1916–1981)

Joseph Lenehan
Teachta Dála
In officeJune 1969February 1973
Constituency Mayo West
In officeOctober 1961April 1965
Constituency Mayo North
Senator
In office23 June 1965 – 18 June 1969
Constituency Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born 1916 (1916)County Mayo, Ireland
Died 6 December 1981(1981-12-06) (aged 64–65)County Mayo, Ireland
Party Fianna Fáil (1965–1973)Independent (1961–1965)Fine Gael (1944–1961)

Joseph R. Lenehan (1916 – 6 December 1981) was an Irish politician and publican. Lenehan first stood for election as a Fine Gael candidate at the 1944 general election but was not elected. He was also an unsuccessful candidate at the 1951 general election.

He was elected to Dáil Éireann as an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo North constituency at the 1961 general election.[1] He lost his seat at the 1965 general election but was subsequently nominated by the Taoiseach to the 11th Seanad. He was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo West constituency at the 1969 general election. He lost his seat at the 1973 general election.[2]

  1. ^ "Joseph R. Leneghan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Joseph Lenehan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 March 2009.