Patrick Joseph Morley (1 March 1931 – 30 September 2012) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]

P. J. Morley
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1977 – June 1997
ConstituencyMayo East
Personal details
Born(1931-03-01)1 March 1931
County Mayo, Ireland
Died30 September 2012(2012-09-30) (aged 81)
County Mayo, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
SpouseMary O'Boyle
Children4

Morley was from Claremorris, County Mayo. He qualified as a primary school teacher. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo East constituency on his second attempt at the 1977 general election and was re-elected until losing his seat at the 1997 general election. At the 1997 general election, the Mayo East constituency was combined with Mayo West and the combined Mayo constituency was reduced to 5 seats.[2]

He was the Chairperson of Mayo County Council from 1989 to 1991.[3] He died in September 2012.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Patrick J. Morley". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Patrick J. Morley". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Passing of former Mayo TD, PJ Morley". Mayo Today. 30 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Former Fianna Fáil TD PJ Morley dies". RTÉ News. 30 September 2012.
  5. ^ "PJ Morley dies at 81". The Mayo News. 2 October 2012.