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Ted Russell
Ted Russell
Senator
	In office; 5 November 1969 – 27 October 1977
Constituency	Industrial and Commercial Panel
Teachta Dála
	In office; March 1957 – October 1961
Constituency	Limerick East
Personal details
Born	George Edward Russell; 9 April 1912; Limerick, Ireland
Died	28 November 2004 (aged 92); Limerick, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael; Clann na Poblachta; Independent;
Spouse	Dervilla Gleeson (m. 1938)
Children	4
Education	Crescent College; Mount St Benedict's, Gorey; Stonyhurst College;

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George Edward Russell (9 April 1912 – 28 November 2004) was an Irish politician and company director.^[1]

Early life

He was born 9 April 1912 in the family home at 4 Moyola Terrace, Limerick, the eldest of two sons and a daughter of Matthew John Russell and his wife Mary (née Rohan). His grandfather George established a bakery in Limerick in 1870 and represented Irishtown ward on Limerick City Council. His father continued the business and in the 1920s acquired control of Dan O'Connor Ltd, a corn and provisions merchant founded in 1848 by Ted's granduncle.^[2]

Russell was educated first at Crescent College in Limerick, and for a short time Mount St Benedict's near Gorey; and at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire.^[3]

From 1930 he played rugby for Bohemians RFC as a second‑row forward, being captain for two seasons (1935–1937), and maintained a lifelong association with Bohemians, serving as club president in 1967–1968. He was selected for Munster Rugby during 1936–1938. In 1938 he had a final trial for Ireland and might have achieved international honours but for the outbreak of World War II, though he believed that he was too lightweight.^[2]

Politics

Russell first stood for election as a Clann na Poblachta candidate at the 1948 general election but was not elected. He was also an unsuccessful candidate at the 1951 general election and the 1952 Limerick East by-election. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as an Independent Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick East constituency at the 1957 general election.^[4] He lost his seat at the 1961 general election.^[5] He was elected to the 12th Seanad in 1969 on the Industrial and Commercial Panel and was re-elected to the 13th Seanad in 1973. He was defeated at the 1977 Seanad election. He unsuccessfully contested the 1965 general election as a Fine Gael candidate.^[5]

He was a longtime member of Limerick Corporation, elected first as an independent (1942) and later as a member of Gluais Linn (1945), Clann na Poblachta (1950, 1955), and Fine Gael (1960, 1967, 1974, 1979).^[6] He served as Mayor of Limerick on five occasions (1954–1957, 1967–1968 and 1976–1977). He was made a Freeman of the city in 1995.^[7] and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Limerick in 2002.^[8]

He was the President of the Limerick Chamber from 1948 to 1950.^[9]

Later life

Russell was active in the campaign for the establishment of a university in Limerick, which led to the establishment of the National Institute for Higher Education (later the University of Limerick) in 1972.^[10]

In 1938, he married Dervilla Gleeson of Nenagh, and they had four children.^[2]

References

^ "Seanad Éireann - Volume 178 - 2 December 2004 - Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c Clavin, Terry. "Russell, George Edward (Ted)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ "Public-spirited Limerick merchant prince". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "George E. Russell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
^ ^a ^b "George Russell". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
^ Cusack, John; Hanley, Liam; Lee, David; Jacobs, Debbie. "Limerick Municipal Elections 1841–2009" (MS Word). Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^ Eugene Hogan (5 December 2004). "Ted Russell". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
^ "JP McManus receives honorary doctorate". RTÉ News. 25 November 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
^ Potter, Matthew; Slater, Sharon (2015). Limerick's Merchants, Traders and Shakers. Limerick: Limerick Chamber. ISBN 9780953835416.
^ Pat Kearney (1990). "Towards a University for Limerick 1934–1972" (PDF). Old Limerick Journal (27): 45–56.

External links

[1] "Seanad Éireann - Volume 178 - 2 December 2004 - Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[dib-2] Clavin, Terry. "Russell, George Edward (Ted)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

[irishtimes-3] "Public-spirited Limerick merchant prince". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[oireachtas_db-4] "George E. Russell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 March 2009.

[elecs_irl-5] "George Russell". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 March 2009.

[6] Cusack, John; Hanley, Liam; Lee, David; Jacobs, Debbie. "Limerick Municipal Elections 1841–2009" (MS Word). Retrieved 15 April 2016.

[7] Eugene Hogan (5 December 2004). "Ted Russell". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 July 2011.

[8] "JP McManus receives honorary doctorate". RTÉ News. 25 November 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2011.

[9] Potter, Matthew; Slater, Sharon (2015). Limerick's Merchants, Traders and Shakers. Limerick: Limerick Chamber. ISBN 9780953835416.

[olj-10] Pat Kearney (1990). "Towards a University for Limerick 1934–1972" (PDF). Old Limerick Journal (27): 45–56.

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+{{Use Hiberno-English|date=May 2024}}
-'''George Edward "Ted" Russell''' (1 April 1912 – 28 November 2004) was an Irish politician and company director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0178/S.0178.200412020004.html |title=Seanad Éireann - Volume 178 - 2 December 2004 - Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy |work=Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas |accessdate=5 September 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607135704/http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0178/S.0178.200412020004.html |archivedate=7 June 2011 |df= }}</ref>
+{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
+{{Infobox officeholder
+| image         =
+| office        = [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]]
+| term_start    = 5 November 1969
+| term_end      = 27 October 1977
+| constituency  = [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]]
+| office1       = [[Teachta Dála]]
+| term_start1   = [[1957 Irish general election|March 1957]]
+| term_end1     = [[1961 Irish general election|October 1961]]
+| constituency1 = [[Limerick East (Dáil constituency)|Limerick East]]
+| birth_name    = George Edward Russell
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+| death_place   = Limerick, Ireland
+| nationality   = [[Irish people|Irish]]
+| party         = {{ubl|[[Fine Gael]]|[[Clann na Poblachta]]|[[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]}}
+| education     = {{ubl|[[Crescent College]]|Mount St Benedict's, Gorey|[[Stonyhurst College]]}}
+| alma_mater    =
+| spouse        = {{marriage|Dervilla Gleeson|1938}}
+| children      = 4
+|}}
+'''George Edward Russell''' (9 April 1912 – 28 November 2004) was an Irish politician and company director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0178/S.0178.200412020004.html |title=Seanad Éireann - Volume 178 - 2 December 2004 - Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy |work=Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas |access-date=5 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607135704/http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0178/S.0178.200412020004.html |archive-date=7 June 2011}}</ref>
+==Early life==
-Born into a prosperous [[Limerick]] merchant family, Russell was educated at [[Stonyhurst College]] in Lancashire. Russell first stood for election as a [[Clann na Poblachta]] candidate at the [[Irish general election, 1948|1948 general election]] but was not elected. He was also an unsuccessful candidate at the [[Irish general election, 1951|1951 general election]] and the [[Limerick East by-election, 1952|1952 Limerick East by-election]]. He was first elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] as an [[Independent politician|independent]] [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Limerick East (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Limerick East]] constituency at the [[Irish general election, 1957|1957 general election]].<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=16&MemberID=1663&ConstID=131|title=Mr. George Russell|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=20 March 2009}}</ref> He lost his seat at the [[Irish general election, 1961|1961 general election]].<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2309|title=George Russell|work=ElectionsIreland.org|accessdate=20 March 2009}}</ref> He was elected to the [[12th Seanad]] in 1969 on the [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]] and was re-elected to the [[13th Seanad]] in 1973. He was defeated at the 1977 [[Seanad Éireann|Seanad]] election. He unsuccessfully contested the [[Irish general election, 1965|1965 general election]] as a [[Fine Gael]] candidate.<ref name=elecs_irl/>
+He was born 9 April 1912 in the family home at 4 Moyola Terrace, Limerick, the eldest of two sons and a daughter of Matthew John Russell and his wife Mary (née Rohan). His grandfather George established a bakery in Limerick in 1870 and represented Irishtown ward on [[Limerick City Council]]. His father continued the business and in the 1920s acquired control of Dan O'Connor Ltd, a corn and provisions merchant founded in 1848 by Ted's granduncle.<ref name=dib>{{cite web|url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/russell-george-edward-ted-a9371|title=Russell, George Edward (Ted)|work=[[Dictionary of Irish Biography]]|last=Clavin|first=Terry|access-date=7 January 2023}}</ref>
+Russell was educated first at [[Crescent College]] in Limerick, and for a short time Mount St Benedict's near Gorey; and at [[Stonyhurst College]] in Lancashire.<ref name="irishtimes">{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/public-spirited-limerick-merchant-prince-1.1168774|title=Public-spirited Limerick merchant prince|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=1 September 2018}}</ref>
-He was a longtime member of [[Limerick City Council|Limerick Corporation]], elected first as an independent ([[Irish local elections, 1942|1942]]) and later as a member of {{anchor|Gluais Linn}}<!-- [[Gluais Linn]] redirects here-->Gluais Linn ([[Irish local elections, 1945|1945]]), Clann na Poblachta ([[Irish local elections, 1950|1950]], [[Irish local elections, 1955|55]]), and Fine Gael ([[Irish local elections, 1960|1960]], [[Irish local elections, 1967|67]], [[Irish local elections, 1974|74]], [[Irish local elections, 1979|79]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/Elections%20final%20amend.doc|title=Limerick Municipal Elections 1841–2009|format=[[MS Word]]|last1=Cusack|first1=John|first2=Liam |last2=Hanley |first3=David |last3=Lee |first4=Debbie |last4=Jacobs|accessdate=15 April 2016}}</ref> He served as [[Mayor of Limerick]] on five occasions (1954-57, 1967-68 and 1976-77). He was made a [[Freedom of the City|Freeman]] of the city in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/migration/ted-russell-486874.html|title=Ted Russell|date=5 December 2004|accessdate=10 July 2011|author=Eugene Hogan|work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the [[University of Limerick]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2002/1125/doctorate.html|title=JP McManus receives honorary doctorate|date=25 November 2002|accessdate=10 July 2011|work=[[RTÉ News]]}}</ref>
+From 1930 he played rugby for [[UL Bohemians R.F.C.|Bohemians RFC]] as a second‑row forward, being captain for two seasons (1935–1937), and maintained a lifelong association with Bohemians, serving as club president in 1967–1968. He was selected for [[Munster Rugby]] during 1936–1938. In 1938 he had a final trial for Ireland and might have achieved international honours but for the outbreak of [[World War II]], though he believed that he was too lightweight.<ref name=dib/>
-Russell was active in the campaign for the establishment of a university in Limerick, which led to the establishment of the [[National Institute for Higher Education]] (later the [[University of Limerick]]) in 1972.<ref name=olj>{{cite journal|author=Pat Kearney|title=Towards a University for Limerick 1934 – 1972|journal=Old Limerick Journal|pages=45–56|year=1990|url=http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/towards%20a%20university.pdf|number=27}}</ref>
+==Politics==
+Russell first stood for election as a [[Clann na Poblachta]] candidate at the [[1948 Irish general election|1948 general election]] but was not elected. He was also an unsuccessful candidate at the [[1951 Irish general election|1951 general election]] and the [[1952 Limerick East by-election]]. He was first elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] as an [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]] [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Limerick East (Dáil constituency)|Limerick East]] constituency at the [[1957 Irish general election|1957 general election]].<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/George-E-Russell.D.1957-03-20/|title=George E. Russell|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=20 March 2009}}</ref> He lost his seat at the [[1961 Irish general election|1961 general election]].<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2309|title=George Russell|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=20 March 2009}}</ref> He was elected to the [[12th Seanad]] in 1969 on the [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]] and was re-elected to the [[13th Seanad]] in 1973. He was defeated at the 1977 [[Seanad Éireann|Seanad]] election. He unsuccessfully contested the [[1965 Irish general election|1965 general election]] as a [[Fine Gael]] candidate.<ref name=elecs_irl/>
+He was a longtime member of [[Limerick City Council|Limerick Corporation]], elected first as an independent ([[1942 Irish local elections|1942]]) and later as a member of {{anchor|Gluais Linn}}<!-- [[Gluais Linn]] redirects here-->Gluais Linn ([[1945 Irish local elections|1945]]), Clann na Poblachta ([[1950 Irish local elections|1950]], [[1955 Irish local elections|1955]]), and Fine Gael ([[1960 Irish local elections|1960]], [[1967 Irish local elections|1967]], [[1974 Irish local elections|1974]], [[1979 Irish local elections|1979]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/Elections%20final%20amend.doc|title=Limerick Municipal Elections 1841–2009|format=[[MS Word]]|last1=Cusack|first1=John|first2=Liam |last2=Hanley |first3=David |last3=Lee |first4=Debbie |last4=Jacobs|access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref> He served as [[Mayor of Limerick]] on five occasions (1954–1957, 1967–1968 and 1976–1977). He was made a [[Freedom of the City|Freeman]] of the city in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/migration/ted-russell-486874.html|title=Ted Russell|date=5 December 2004|access-date=10 July 2011|author=Eugene Hogan|work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the [[University of Limerick]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2002/1125/doctorate.html|title=JP McManus receives honorary doctorate|date=25 November 2002|access-date=10 July 2011|work=[[RTÉ News]]}}</ref>
+He was the President of the [[Limerick Chamber]] from 1948 to 1950.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Limerick's Merchants, Traders and Shakers|last1=Potter|first1=Matthew|last2=Slater|first2=Sharon|publisher=Limerick Chamber|year=2015|isbn=9780953835416|location=Limerick}}</ref>
+==Later life==
+Russell was active in the campaign for the establishment of a university in Limerick, which led to the establishment of the [[National Institute for Higher Education]] (later the [[University of Limerick]]) in 1972.<ref name=olj>{{cite journal|author=Pat Kearney|title=Towards a University for Limerick 1934–1972|journal=Old Limerick Journal|pages=45–56|year=1990|url=http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/towards%20a%20university.pdf|number=27}}</ref>
+In 1938, he married Dervilla Gleeson of Nenagh, and they had four children.<ref name=dib/>
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+{{Members of the 13th Seanad}}
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+[[Category:Industrial and Commercial Panel senators]]

v t e « 11th Seanad « Members of the 12th Seanad (1969–1973) » 13th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Michael Yeats (FF) Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)
Administrative Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Richard Belton (FG) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Jack Garrett (FF) Patrick Malone (FG) Patrick Norton (FF) Patrick J. Reynolds (FG)
Agricultural Panel	Pierce Butler (FG) John Doyle (FF) Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) John Mannion Jnr (FG) James Martin (FF) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Andy O'Brien (FG) Micheál Prendergast (FG) Patrick W. Ryan (Ind) William Ryan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Kit Ahern (FF) John Kelly (FG) John J. Nash (FF) Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) Michael Yeats (FF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Ruairí Brugha (FF) Eileen Desmond (Lab) James Dooge (FG) Denis Farrelly (FG) Alexis FitzGerald Snr (FG) Dermot Honan (FF) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Ted Russell (Ind) Eoin Ryan Snr (FF)
Labour Panel	John Boland (FG) Seán Brosnahan (Ind) Jimmy Dunne (Lab) Joseph Farrell (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Fintan Kennedy (Lab) Mark Killilea Jnr (FF) Michael Lyons (FG) William O'Brien (FG) Evelyn Owens (Lab) Seán Walsh (FF)
Dublin University	William J. E. Jessop (Ind) Mary Robinson (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind)
National University	Bryan Alton (Ind) John Horgan (Lab) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	John J. Brennan (FF) Micheál Cranitch (FF) Brendan Crinion (FF) Peggy Farrell (FF) Thomas Flanagan (Ind) Michael Gallanagh (FF) Neville Keery (FF) Farrell McElgunn (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Terence O'Sullivan (FF) William Sheldon (Ind)
Elected or nominated later	1970 Cornelius O'Callaghan (FF) Seán Keegan (FF) Trevor West (Ind)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 12th Seanad « Members of the 13th Seanad (1973–1977) » 14th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach James Dooge (FG) Leader of the Seanad Michael J. O'Higgins (FG)
Administrative Panel	Seán Brosnan (FF) Philip Burton (FG) Jack Garrett (FF) Seán Keegan (FF) Thomas Kilbride (FG) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Andy O'Brien (FG)
Agricultural Panel	Bob Aylward (FF) Jack Barrett (FG) Pierce Butler (FG) Bernard Cowen (FF) Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) John Mannion Jnr (FG) Joe McCartin (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Cornelius O'Callaghan (FF) William Ryan (FF) Liam Whyte (FG)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Kit Ahern (FF) Billy Fox (FG) Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) Mary Walsh (FG) Michael Yeats (FF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	John J. Brennan (FF) Fad Browne (FF) James Dooge (FG) Denis Farrelly (FG) Alexis FitzGerald Snr (FG) Brian Lenihan (FF) Michael Moynihan (Lab) Ted Russell (Ind) Eoin Ryan Snr (FF)
Labour Panel	John Boland (FG) Seán Brosnahan (Ind) Séamus Dolan (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Jack Harte (Lab) Fintan Kennedy (Lab) Mark Killilea Jnr (FF) Michael Lyons (FG) Bernard Markey (FG) William O'Brien (FG) Evelyn Owens (Lab)
Dublin University	Noël Browne (SLP) Mary Robinson (Ind) Trevor West (Ind)
National University	John Horgan (Lab) Augustine Martin (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	John Blennerhassett (FG) Austin Deasy (FG) Benjamin Guinness (FG) Brendan Halligan (Lab) Michael D. Higgins (Lab) Patrick Kerrigan (Lab) Patrick W. McGrath (FG) Michael Mullen (Lab) Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) Paddy O'Toole (FG) James Sanfey (FG)
Elected or nominated later	1975 Pat Codd (FG) Roddy Connolly (Lab) Jack Daly (FG) Michael Ferris (Lab) Micheál Prendergast (FG) 1976 Vincent McHugh (FG) Ruairi Quinn (Lab) 1977 Liam Burke (FG) Martin Finn (FG) Frank King (Lab)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party SLP: Socialist Labour Party Ind: Independent