Cornelius Desmond | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 14 December 1961 – 23 June 1965 | |
| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1898 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 31 October 1974 (aged 75–76) Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Children | Barry Desmond |
Cornelius Desmond (1898 – 31 October 1974) was an Irish politician and trade union official. He was a Labour Party member of Seanad Éireann from 1961 to 1965 and Lord Mayor of Cork from 1965 to 1966. He was an unsuccessful candidate in a Dáil Éireann by-election on 2 August 1956 for the Cork Borough constituency.[1] but was elected to the 10th Seanad in 1961 by the Administrative Panel.[2] He lost his seat at the 1965 Seanad election.[2]
His son, Barry Desmond, went on to have a prominent career as a Labour Party politician, serving as a cabinet minister, MEP, and member of the European Court of Auditors.