Liam Naughten

Irish politician (1944–1996)

Liam Naughten
Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
In office
12 July 1995 – 16 November 1996
Preceded bySeán Fallon
Succeeded byBrian Mullooly
Senator
In office
November 1992 – November 1996
In office
October 1981 – February 1982
ConstituencyAgricultural Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1982 – June 1989
ConstituencyRoscommon
Personal details
Born(1944-05-30)30 May 1944
Roscommon, Ireland
Died16 November 1996(1996-11-16) (aged 52)
Galway, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
SpouseMary Murray
Children8, including Denis
Alma materUniversity College Galway

Liam Anthony Naughten (30 May 1944 – 16 November 1996) was an Irish Fine Gael politician.

Naughten served as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 1995 to 1996. He was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 1977 to 1982 and 1989 to 1996. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon constituency from 1982 to 1989.[1]

Biography

A farmer, he first contested the 1977 general election for the Roscommon–Leitrim constituency, but he was not elected. He was again unsuccessful at the 1981 general election, but was elected to the 15th Seanad for the Agricultural Panel.

He was finally elected to Dáil Éireann at the February 1982 general election for the Roscommon constituency and held his seat until losing it at the 1989 general election to Fine Gael running-mate John Connor. He was again elected to the Seanad and retained this seat after again failing to be elected for Longford–Roscommon at the 1992 general election.[2]

In 1995, when Fine Gael formed a Government, Naughten became Cathaoirleach of the Seanad.

Naughten died in a traffic accident in November 1996.[3]

His son Denis Naughten was elected in a by-election to fill his Seanad seat and was elected to the Dáil in the 1997 general election.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Liam Naughten". Oireachtas Members Database. May 1996. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Liam Naughten". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ^ Walsh, Jimmy. "Details of crash given at inquest". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
Oireachtas
Preceded by
Seán Fallon
Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
1995–1996
Succeeded by
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Roscommon constituency
This table is transcluded from Roscommon (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923 George Noble Plunkett
(Rep)
Henry Finlay
(CnaG)
Gerald Boland
(Rep)
Andrew Lavin
(CnaG)
1925 by-election Martin Conlon
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun) Patrick O'Dowd
(FF)
Gerald Boland
(FF)
Michael Brennan
(Ind)
6th 1927 (Sep)
7th 1932 Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)
Frank MacDermot
(NCP)
8th 1933 Patrick O'Dowd
(FF)
Michael Brennan
(CnaG)
9th 1937 Michael Brennan
(FG)
Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)
3 seats
1937–1948
10th 1938
11th 1943 John Meighan
(CnaT)
John Beirne
(CnaT)
12th 1944 Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)
13th 1948 Jack McQuillan
(CnaP)
14th 1951 John Finan
(CnaT)
Jack McQuillan
(Ind)
15th 1954 James Burke
(FG)
16th 1957
17th 1961 Patrick J. Reynolds
(FG)
Brian Lenihan Snr
(FF)
Jack McQuillan
(NPD)
1964 by-election Joan Burke
(FG)
18th 1965 Hugh Gibbons
(FF)
19th 1969 Constituency abolished. See Roscommon–Leitrim


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981 Terry Leyden
(FF)
Seán Doherty
(FF)
John Connor
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Liam Naughten
(FG)
24th 1982 (Nov)
25th 1987
26th 1989 Tom Foxe
(Ind)
John Connor
(FG)
27th 1992 Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon
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  • Cathaoirleach Seán Doherty (FF) (1989–92)
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Agricultural Panel
  • Avril Doyle (FG)
  • Tom Fitzgerald (FF)
  • Richard Hourigan (FG)
  • Thomas Hussey (FF)
  • Rory Kiely (FF)
  • Seán McCarthy (FF)
  • Charles McDonald (FG)
  • Patrick McGowan (FF)
  • Liam Naughten (FG)
  • Francis O'Brien (FF)
  • Pat Upton (Lab)
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Dublin University
  • Mary Henry (Ind)
  • David Norris (Ind)
  • Shane Ross (FG)
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