William Sheldon (Irish politician)

William Alexander Watson Sheldon (18 January 1907 – 1 November 1999) was an Irish politician and farmer. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1943 general election as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal East constituency.[1] He was re-elected as an independent TD at the 1944, 1948, 1951, 1954 and 1957 general elections.[2] He did not contest the 1961 general election. When tributes were paid to him in the Senate after his death, it was said that this was because the constituency was reduced from 4 to 3 seats.[3] To be precise, the four-seat Donegal East (Dáil constituency) was abolished and the three-seat Donegal North-East (Dáil constituency) was created. He was nominated by the Taoiseach, Seán Lemass to the 10th Seanad. He was re-nominated to the Seanad in 1965 and 1969, and he retired from politics in 1973. He was also a member of Donegal County Council from 1945 to 1955.[3]

For other people named William Sheldon, see William Sheldon (disambiguation).

References
  1. "William Sheldon". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  2. "William Sheldon". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  3. "Seanad Éireann - Volume 160 - 3 November 1999 - Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Oireachtas website. Retrieved 17 October 2020.


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