Seán Fallon (politician)
For other people named Sean Fallon, see Sean Fallon (disambiguation).
Seán Fallon (26 September 1937 – 4 July 1995)[1] was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician from Athlone in County Westmeath.
A member of Westmeath County Council and Athlone Urban District Council for nearly forty years from 1967,[2] he was a senator from 1981 to 1995, and Cathaoirleach (chairman) of Seanad Éireann from 1992[3] until his death.[4]
He was first elected in 1981, to the 15th Seanad, on the Industrial and Commercial Panel, and was returned to the Seanad in subsequent elections until his death.[5]
References
- ↑ "Mr. Sean Fallon". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ↑ "Seanad Éireann, Volume 144, 4 July 1995, Death of Cathaoirleach: Expression of Sympathy". Oireachtas Official Report. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ↑ "Official Report (Seanad), Volume 131, 23 January 1992, Election of Cathaoirleach". Oireachtas. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ↑ "Seanad Éireann, Volume 144, 4 July 1995, Announcement by Cléireach an tSeanaid of Vacancy in the Office of Cathaoirleach". Oireachtas Official Report. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ↑ "Election record: Sean Fallon". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
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| Preceded by Seán Doherty |
Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann 1992–1995 |
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