Ted Russell (Irish politician)
George Edward Russell (1 April 1912 – 28 November 2004) was an Irish politician and company director.[1]
Born into a prosperous Limerick merchant family, Russell was educated first at Crescent College in Limerick and for a short time Mount St Benedict's near Gorey at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire.[2] 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.[3] He lost his seat at the 1961 general election.[4] 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.[4]
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).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/Elections%20final%20amend.doc%7Ctitle=Limerick Municipal Elections 1841–2009|format=MS Word|last1=Cusack|first1=John|first2=Liam |last2=Hanley
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.
- ^ "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.
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