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John Connor (Irish politician)

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John Connor
Teachta Dála
In office
November 1992 – June 1997
ConstituencyLongford–Roscommon
In office
June 1989 – November 1992
In office
June 1981 – February 1982
ConstituencyRoscommon
Senator
In office
17 September 1997 – 12 September 2002
In office
25 April 1987 – 15 June 1989
ConstituencyAgricultural Panel
In office
23 February 1983 – 25 April 1987
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born(1944-02-14)14 February 1944
County Roscommon, Ireland
Died27 January 2024(2024-01-27) (aged 79)
County Roscommon, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael

John Connor (14 February 1944 – 27 January 2024) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1981 general election as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon constituency.[1]

Connor lost his seat at the February 1982 general election, and was not elected at the November 1982 general election. He was nominated by the Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald to the 17th Seanad in February 1983. He was elected to the Agricultural Panel of the 18th Seanad in 1987. At the 1989 general election he re-gained his Dáil seat for the Roscommon constituency, and was re-elected for the new Longford–Roscommon constituency at the 1992 general election.[2]

Connor again lost his Dáil seat at the 1997 general election but was again elected to the Agricultural Panel of the 21st Seanad. At the 2002 general election he failed to get elected to the Dáil and he also lost his Seanad seat.[2]

In 1999, he was elected to Roscommon County Council, and was re-elected at the 2004 local elections. He did not contest the 2009 local elections.[2]

Connor died in a road traffic collision in Frenchpark on 27 January 2024, at the age of 79.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "John Connor". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "John Connor". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Former Fine Gael TD (70s) named as victim in Roscommon crash". The Irish Times. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Former Fine Gael TD John Connor dies in Roscommon crash". RTÉ News. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.