Michael O'Higgins

Michael O'Higgins
O'Higgins in 1971
Leader of the Seanad
In office
1 June 1973 – 16 August 1977
TaoiseachLiam Cosgrave
Preceded byThomas Mullins
Succeeded byEoin Ryan Snr
Senator
In office
1 June 1973 – 27 October 1977
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
In office
5 November 1969 – 1 June 1973
ConstituencyCultural and Educational Panel
In office
14 August 1951 – 18 May 1954
ConstituencyAdministrative Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
October 1961 – June 1969
ConstituencyWicklow
In office
May 1954 – October 1961
In office
February 1948 – May 1951
ConstituencyDublin South-West
Personal details
Born(1917-11-01)1 November 1917
Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland
Died9 March 2005(2005-03-09) (aged 87)
Galway, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse
(m. 1958⁠–⁠2005)
Relations
Children9
Education
Alma mater

Michael Joseph O'Higgins (1 November 1917 – 9 March 2005)[1] was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Leader of the Seanad from 1973 to 1977. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1948 to 1951 and 1954 to 1969. He also served as a Senator from 1951 to 1954 and 1973 to 1977.

The son of prominent Fine Gael politician Thomas F. O'Higgins, Michael and his brother Tom both entered the Dáil in 1948 and served there for a number of decades. While Tom built a reputation as a liberal, Michael mirrored their father and was considered a conservative.[2][3]

  1. ^ "O'Higgins: Death notice". The Irish Times. March 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Conservative member of a Fine Gael dynasty". The Irish Times. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ^ Deering, Barry (12 May 2005). "Former Fine Gael TD O'Higgins passes away". The Wicklow People. Retrieved 7 December 2022.