Ben O'Quigley
Ben O'Quigley | |
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Senator | |
In office 23 June 1965 – 29 May 1969 | |
Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
In office 22 May 1957 – 14 December 1961 | |
Constituency | Labour Panel |
Personal details | |
Born | John Benignus O'Quigley County Mayo, Ireland |
Died | 29 May 1969 Lourdes, France |
Political party | Fine Gael |
Spouse | Margaret Kennedy (m. 1965) |
John Benignus O'Quigley (died 29 May 1969)[1][2] was an Irish barrister and Fine Gael politician from Castlebar, County Mayo.[3] He was twice a member of Seanad Éireann.[2]
O'Quigley entered the Civil Service in 1945.[4] In 1950 he was called to the bar and resigned from the Civil Service.[4] He practised law in Dublin and on the Western Circuit.[4] In September 1955 he married Margaret Kennedy from Straffan.[5] After the 1957 general election, O'Quigley was elected to the 9th Seanad on the Labour Panel.[4] After the 1961 general election, he failed to be re-elected.[2]
From 1962 to 1965, O'Quigley was junior counsel, initially instructed by Richie Ryan,[6] and later under Seán MacBride, on the legal team of plaintiff Gladys Ryan in Ryan v Attorney General, a water fluoridation controversy case wherein the Supreme Court found the Constitution of Ireland safeguarded the unenumerated right to bodily integrity.[7] After the 1965 general election O'Quigley was elected to the 11th Seanad, this time from the Cultural and Educational Panel.[4] He became leader of the Fine Gael group in the Seanad.[4] He was ill for some time before his death,[4] and died in Lourdes.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Senator Ben O'Quigley dies in Lourdes". The Irish Times. 30 May 1969. p. 10. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "John Benignus O'Quigley". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ Derelict Sites Bill, 1960—Committee Stage. Seanad Éireann debates. Vol. 53. 4 January 1961. p. c677. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
my home town of Castlebar
- ^ a b c d e f g Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy. Seanad Éireann debates. Vol. 66. 9 July 1969. p. c1193. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ "Weddings". The Irish Times. 23 September 1955. pp. 7, 10. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ The Irish Times, 25 May 1963, p.10
- ^ "Ryan -v- Attorney General". 1 IR. Supreme Court of Ireland. 1965. p. 296. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
Trade union offices | ||
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New office | General Secretary of the Civil Service Executive and Higher Officers' Association 1949–1961 | Succeeded by Dympna Headen |
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