Joseph R. Lenehan (1916 – 6 December 1981) was an Irish politician and publican. Lenehan first stood for election as a Fine Gael candidate at the 1944 general election but was not elected. He was also an unsuccessful candidate at the 1951 general election.

Joseph Lenehan
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1969 – February 1973
ConstituencyMayo West
In office
October 1961 – April 1965
ConstituencyMayo North
Senator
In office
23 June 1965 – 18 June 1969
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born1916 (1916)
County Mayo, Ireland
Died6 December 1981(1981-12-06) (aged 64–65)
County Mayo, Ireland
Political party

He was elected to Dáil Éireann as an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo North constituency at the 1961 general election.[1] He lost his seat at the 1965 general election but was subsequently nominated by the Taoiseach to the 11th Seanad. He was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo West constituency at the 1969 general election. He lost his seat at the 1973 general election.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Joseph R. Leneghan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Joseph Lenehan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 March 2009.