Thomas O'Hara
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1969  February 1973
ConstituencyMayo East
In office
April 1965  June 1969
In office
May 1951  March 1957
ConstituencyMayo North
Personal details
Born(1911-07-20)20 July 1911
County Mayo, Ireland
Died5 April 1984(1984-04-05) (aged 72)
County Mayo, Ireland
Political party

Thomas O'Hara (20 July 1911 – 5 April 1984) was an Irish politician, merchant and auctioneer. He first stood for election to Dáil Éireann at the 1943 general election, as an Independent candidate for the Mayo North constituency, but was not elected. He also unsuccessfully contested the 1944 general election. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1951 general election as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo North.[1] He was re-elected at the 1954 general election, but lost his seat at the 1957 general election.

He unsuccessfully contested the 1961 general election, but was elected as a Fine Gael TD at the 1965 general election.[2] He was re-elected at the 1969 general election for the new Mayo East constituency, but lost his seat at the 1973 general election.

References

  1. "Thomas O'Hara". Oireachtas Members Database. 14 December 1972. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  2. "Thomas O'Hara". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 7 April 2009.


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