Mary Jackman | |
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Senator | |
In office September 1997 – June 2002 | |
In office November 1989 – December 1992 | |
Constituency | Labour Panel |
Personal details | |
Born | Mary Furlong 30 April 1943 County Limerick, Ireland |
Died | 30 May 2022 County Limerick, Ireland | (aged 79)
Political party | Fine Gael |
Spouse | Nicholas Jackman |
Children | 1 |
Mary Jackman ( née Furlong; 30 April 1943 – 30 May 2022) [1] was an Irish Fine Gael politician. She was a senator from 1989 to 1992 and again from 1997 to 2002. [2]
Jackman was from Castletroy in County Limerick. A teacher by profession, she spent her entire career at Presentation College, Limerick.
A member of Limerick County Council for the Castleconnell local electoral area from 1985 to 2014, [3] she was the first woman Cathaoirleach (chair) of Limerick County Council. [4] Jackman has unsuccessfully contested four general elections in the Limerick East constituency ( 1989, 1992, 1997, and 2002), [5] falling just 305 votes short of winning seat at the 1997 general election. She was also defeated at the Limerick East by-election in March 1998, and did not stand at the 2007 general election. [5]
After her 1989 defeat, she was elected to the 19th Seanad on the Labour Panel. She lost her seat at the 1993 Seanad elections, but was re-elected in 1997 to the 21st Seanad. At the 2002 Seanad elections, she stood instead on the Industrial and Commercial Panel, but did not win a seat. [5] She died on 30 May 2022, aged 79. [6]
Mary Jackman | |
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Senator | |
In office September 1997 – June 2002 | |
In office November 1989 – December 1992 | |
Constituency | Labour Panel |
Personal details | |
Born | Mary Furlong 30 April 1943 County Limerick, Ireland |
Died | 30 May 2022 County Limerick, Ireland | (aged 79)
Political party | Fine Gael |
Spouse | Nicholas Jackman |
Children | 1 |
Mary Jackman ( née Furlong; 30 April 1943 – 30 May 2022) [1] was an Irish Fine Gael politician. She was a senator from 1989 to 1992 and again from 1997 to 2002. [2]
Jackman was from Castletroy in County Limerick. A teacher by profession, she spent her entire career at Presentation College, Limerick.
A member of Limerick County Council for the Castleconnell local electoral area from 1985 to 2014, [3] she was the first woman Cathaoirleach (chair) of Limerick County Council. [4] Jackman has unsuccessfully contested four general elections in the Limerick East constituency ( 1989, 1992, 1997, and 2002), [5] falling just 305 votes short of winning seat at the 1997 general election. She was also defeated at the Limerick East by-election in March 1998, and did not stand at the 2007 general election. [5]
After her 1989 defeat, she was elected to the 19th Seanad on the Labour Panel. She lost her seat at the 1993 Seanad elections, but was re-elected in 1997 to the 21st Seanad. At the 2002 Seanad elections, she stood instead on the Industrial and Commercial Panel, but did not win a seat. [5] She died on 30 May 2022, aged 79. [6]