Timothy O'Sullivan (Fianna Fáil politician)
Timothy O'Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 22 July 1954 – 5 November 1969 | |
| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office July 1937 – May 1954 | |
| Constituency | Cork West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1899 Bantry, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 3 March 1971 (aged 71) County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse |
Catherine Daly (m. 1926) |
| Children | 12 |
| Relatives | Peggy Farrell (niece) |
Timothy (Ted) O'Sullivan (26 July 1899 – 3 March 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician from County Cork. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for 27 years, and a Senator for 15 years.
O'Sullivan was elected to Dáil Éireann at his first attempt, as a Fianna Fáil candidate for the Cork West constituency at the 1937 general election. He was re-elected for Cork West at the next five general elections, until he retired from the Dáil at the 1954 general election.
He was then stood in the 1954 election to Seanad Éireann, on the Agricultural Panel, and was elected to the 8th Seanad. He was re-elected by the Agricultural Panel at the next three Seanad elections, before retiring from politics in 1969, after completing his term in the 11th Seanad.
His niece Peggy Farrell was a senator from 1969 to 1973.