Daniel Morrissey
Daniel Morrissey | |
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Minister for Justice | |
In office 7 March 1951 – 13 June 1951 | |
Taoiseach | John A. Costello |
Preceded by | Seán Mac Eoin |
Succeeded by | Gerald Boland |
Minister for Industry and Commerce | |
In office 18 February 1948 – 7 March 1951 | |
Taoiseach | John A. Costello |
Preceded by | Seán Lemass |
Succeeded by | Thomas F. O'Higgins |
Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann | |
In office 2 May 1928 – 29 January 1932 | |
Ceann Comhairle | Michael Hayes |
Preceded by | Patrick Hogan |
Succeeded by | Patrick Hogan |
Teachta Dála | |
In office February 1948 – March 1957 | |
Constituency | Tipperary North |
In office August 1923 – February 1948 | |
Constituency | Tipperary |
In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
Constituency | Tipperary Mid, North and South |
Personal details | |
Born | Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland | 28 November 1895
Died | 4 November 1981 Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland | (aged 85)
Political party | Fine Gael |
Other political affiliations |
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Spouse | Mary Morrissey |
Children | 7 |
Daniel Morrissey (28 November 1895 – 4 November 1981) was an Irish
Early life
Morrissey was born in Nenagh, County Tipperary, the son of William Morrissey, a small carter-contractor, and his wife Bridget (née Gleeson). He was educated locally and, although he left school against his mother's wishes at the age of 12, he continued his own reading and studies.
Trade unionism
Morrissey's interest in trade unionism began when he was working as a labourer with Great Southern Railways. He left after a dispute with his foreman in 1915 and joined the staff of a national insurance society. Almost at once he began organising trades union in South Tipperary. Rapidly advancing in the trade union movement, he was soon on the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union executive, a delegate to the Irish Trades Union Congress (ITUC) and fraternal delegate to the Scottish Trades Union Congress. Morrissey opposed the ITUC decision not to contest the 1918 general election.
Political career
Morrissey was a successful candidate for the
In 1931, Morrissey defied the Labour whip and supported the
Following the
Following the 1954 general election, Morrissey was a member of the negotiating team which created the Second Inter-Party Government. He declined a cabinet position due to his age.
Morrissey retired from the Dáil on health grounds at the 1957 general election.
Later life
In retirement from politics, Morrissey returned to his auctioneering business where he worked until 1965. He died at his home in Stillorgan, Dublin, on 4 November 1981.
Appraisal
In Professor Tom Garvin's review of the 1950s News from a New Republic, Morrissey comes in for praise as a moderniser and the instigator of the Industrial Development Authority. Garvin places him with a cross party group including Gerard Sweetman of Fine Gael and William Norton of the Labour Party as well as Seán Lemass of Fianna Fáil who were pushing a modernising agenda.
References
- ^ a b White, Lawrence William. "Morrissey, Daniel". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Telegraph from "Harrington" to [Daniel] Morrisey sent from Borrisoleigh, stating "Labour jubilant over double victory hearty congratulations"". Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Daniel Morrissey". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Daniel Morrissey". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-84210-389-0. cited in. Magill. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- Halligan, Ursula; Browne, Emma (29 November 2007). "Election Fever"