- Denis Burke (Irish politician)
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For other people named Denis Burke, see Denis Burke (disambiguation).
Denis Burke (1904 – 25 July 1971) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a senator for 13 years. He was first elected in 1948 to the 6th Seanad, and held his seat until he stood down at the 1961 election.[1]
Burke stood twice as a candidate for Dáil Éireann, in Tipperary South at the 1961 and 1965 general elections. He was unsuccessful on both occasions.[2]
References
- ^ "Mr. Denis Burke". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=7&MemberID=1174&ConstID=207. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Denis Burke". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2725. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
« 8th Seanad « Members of the 9th Seanad Éireann (1957–1961) » 10th Seanad » Administrative Panel Patrick Connor (FG) • Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) • Gerry L'Estrange (FG) • John O'Leary (Lab) • John L. O'Sullivan (FG) • Thomas Ruane (FF) • Patrick Teehan (FF)
Agricultural Panel Patrick Baxter (CnaT) • Patrick Crowe (FG) • Paddy Donegan (FG) • Daniel Hogan (FF) • Robert Lahiffe (FF) • William O'Callaghan (??) • Patrick O'Reilly (FF) • Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) • Mícheál Prendergast (??) • John Donnelly Sheridan (??) • James Tunney (Lab)
Cultural and Educational Panel Anthony Barry (FG) • Michael Hayes (FG) • Eamonn Kissane (FF) • Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) • John O'Donovan (FG)
Industrial and Commercial Panel Denis Burke (FG) • Tadhg Crowley (FF) • Mary Davidson (Lab) • Jane Dowdall (FF) • Brian Lenihan (FF) • Peter Lynch (??) • Edward McGuire (Ind) • James O'Keeffe (FG) • Joseph Roddy (FG)
Labour Panel Liam Ahern (FF) • Frank Carter (FF) • Victor Carton (FG) • Harry Colley (FF) • Patrick Crowley (Lab) • Seán Hayes (FF) • Dominick Murphy (Lab) • John O'Quigley (??) • Frank Purcell (??) • Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF) • Joseph Sheridan (Ind)
National University of Ireland Henry Barniville (Ind) • George O'Brien (Ind) • Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
University of Dublin William Fearon (Ind) • Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) • William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach Seán Brady (FF) • John C. Cole (??) • Robert Farnan (??) • Seán Moylan (FF) • Thomas Mullins (FF) • Nora Connolly O'Brien (FF) • Seán O'Donovan (??) • Seán O'Grady (FF) • Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (??) • Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) • Laurence Walsh (FF)
Elected or nominated later 1958 Louis Walsh (??) • 1960 John J. Brennan (FF) • William J.E. Jessop (Ind) • Edward Browne (??) • Gerard B. Dillon (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • CnaT: Clann na Talmhan • Lab: Labour Party • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown party« 7th Seanad « Members of the 8th Seanad Éireann (1954–1957) » 9th Seanad » Administrative Panel Gerry L'Estrange (FG) • James McGee (??) • John L. O'Sullivan (FG) • Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) • Thomas Ruane (FF) • Patrick Teehan (FF) • Louis Walsh (??)
Agricultural Panel Patrick Baxter (CnaT) • Patrick Cogan (Ind) • Bernard Commons (CnaT) • John Mannion, Snr (FG) • James J. McCrea (Lab) • William O'Callaghan (??) • Patrick O'Reilly (FF) • Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) • Mícheál Prendergast (??) • William Quirke (??) • John Donnelly Sheridan (??)
Cultural and Educational Panel James Crosbie (FG) • Michael ffrench-O'Carroll (Ind) • Eamonn Kissane (FF) • Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) • Thomas J. O'Connell (Lab)
Industrial and Commercial Panel Denis Burke (FG) • Andrew Clarkin (FF) • Mary Davidson (Lab) • Jane Dowdall (FF) • Seán Hartney (FF) • John Lynch (FG) • Peter Lynch (??) • Edward McGuire (Ind) • Matthew Smith (FF)
Labour Panel Richard Anthony (Ind) • John Butler (Lab) • Victor Carton (FG) • Patrick Crowley (Lab) • Frederick Hawkins (??) • Seán Hayes (FF) • Liam Kelly (Ind) • Dominick Murphy (Lab) • Frank Purcell (??) • Seán Ruane (??) • Patrick Tierney (Lab)
National University of Ireland Henry Barniville (Ind) • Roger McHugh (Ind) • George O'Brien (Ind)
University of Dublin William Fearon (Ind) • Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) • William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach Patrick Bergin (Lab) • Arthur Cox (??) • James Douglas (Ind) • Henry Eustace Guinness (??) • Michael Hayes (FG) • James Hickey (Lab) • John Meighan (CnaT) • Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (??) • Patrick O'Gorman (FG) • James Reidy (FG) • James Tunney (Lab)
Elected or nominated later 1954 John Douglas (??) • 1956 Seamus Bohan (Ind) • James O'Keeffe (FG) • Joseph Sheridan (Ind) • William Woods (??)
FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • CnaT: Clann na Talmhan • Lab: Labour Party • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown party« 6th Seanad « Members of the 7th Seanad Éireann (1951–1954) » 8th Seanad » Administrative Panel Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) • Michael Hearne (??) • James J. McCrea (Lab) • James McGee (??) • Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) • Thomas Ruane (FF) • Patrick Teehan (FF)
Agricultural Panel Patrick Baxter (CnaT) • Bernard Commons (CnaT) • Patrick Gorry (FF) • James Kilroy (FF) • Michael Óg McFadden (FG) • William O'Callaghan (??) • Timothy O'Donovan (FG) • Martin O'Dwyer (??) • Patrick O'Reilly (FF) • William Quirke (??) • James Tunney (Lab)
Cultural and Educational Panel Michael Hayes (FG) • Frank Loughman (FF) • James B. Lynch (FF) • Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) • Patrick F. O'Reilly (??)
Industrial and Commercial Panel Denis Burke (FG) • Andrew Clarkin (FF) • James Douglas (Ind) • Jane Dowdall (FF) • Seán Hartney (FF) • Peter Lynch (??) • Edward McGuire (Ind) • Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (??) • Frederick Summerfield (??)
Labour Panel Pádraig Ághas (Ind) • John Butler (Lab) • Michael Colgan (Ind) • Noel Hartnett (CnaP) • Frederick Hawkins (??) • Seán Hayes (FF) • Vincent McHugh (FG) • William McMullen (FF) • John Meighan (CnaT) • Daniel O'Rourke (FF) • Seán Ruane (??)
National University of Ireland Henry Barniville (Ind) • Helena Concannon (FF) • George O'Brien (Ind)
University of Dublin Frederick Budd (Ind) • William Fearon (Ind) • William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach Daniel Corkery (FF) • Robert Farnan (??) • Seán Goulding (FF) • T. V. Honan (FF) • Joseph Johnston (??) • Eamonn Kissane (FF) • Seán O'Donovan (??) • Seán O'Grady (FF) • Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (??) • Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) • Michael Yeats (FF)
Elected or nominated later 1952 William J.E. Jessop (Ind) • 1953 John F. Cunningham (Ind)
FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • CnaP: Clann na Poblachta • CnaT: Clann na Talmhan • Lab: Labour Party • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown party« 5th Seanad « Members of the 6th Seanad Éireann (1948–1951) » 7th Seanad » Administrative Panel John Finan (CnaT) • Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) • Seán Goulding (FF) • Michael Hearne (??) • James McGee (??) • Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) • Jeremiah Ryan (FG)
Agricultural Panel Patrick Baxter (CnaT) • Robert Malachy Burke (Lab) • John Counihan (Ind) • Seán Gibbons (FF) • William O'Callaghan (??) • Timothy O'Donovan (FG) • Martin O'Dwyer (??) • Patrick O'Reilly (FF) • Martin Quinn (??) • William Quirke (??) • James Tunney (Lab)
Cultural and Educational Panel Michael Hayes (FG) • Cecil Lavery (FG) • Frank Loughman (FF) • Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) • Thomas J. O'Connell (Lab)
Industrial and Commercial Panel Joseph Brennan (??) • Denis Burke (FG) • Andrew Clarkin (FF) • James Crosbie (FG) • Henry Morgan Dockrell (FG) • Luke J. Duffy (Lab) • T. V. Honan (FF) • Peter Lynch (??) • Frederick Summerfield (??)
Labour Panel Richard Anthony (Ind) • John Butler (Lab) • Seán Campbell (??) • Michael Colgan (??) • Andrew Fogarty (FF) • Frederick Hawkins (??) • Seán Hayes (FF) • John Meighan (CnaT) • John O'Farrell (Lab) • Seán Ruane (??) • Michael Smyth (??)
National University of Ireland Henry Barniville (Ind) • Helena Concannon (FF) • George O'Brien (Ind)
University of Dublin Joseph Warwick Bigger (Ind) • William Fearon (Ind) • William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach George C. Bennett (FG) • Eleanor Butler (Lab) • James Douglas (Ind) • Denis Ireland (Ind) • Patrick McCartan (CnaP) • James J. McCrea (Lab) • Edward McGuire (Ind) • Séamus O'Farrell (Ind) • Edward Richards-Orpen (Ind) • Edmund Sweetman (FG) • Patrick Woulfe (Ind)
Elected or nominated later 1950 Mary Davidson (Lab)
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