Henry Morgan Dockrell

Irish politician (1880–1955)

Henry Morgan Dockrell
Senator
In office
21 April 1948 – 14 August 1951
ConstituencyIndustrial and Commercial Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1932 – February 1948
ConstituencyDublin County
Personal details
Born(1880-04-17)17 April 1880
Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
Died26 October 1955(1955-10-26) (aged 75)
Dublin, Ireland
Political party
Alice Evelyn Hayes
(m. 1906)
Children5, including Percy, Maurice and Marguerite
Parents
  • Maurice Dockrell (father)
  • Margaret Shannon (mother)
RelativesGeorge Dockrell (brother)
Alma materTrinity College Dublin

Henry Morgan Dockrell (17 April 1880 – 26 October 1955) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal and Fine Gael politician who was elected to both Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.[1]

Early life

Dockrell was born on 17 April 1880 at the family home, 10 Waltham Terrace, Blackrock, Dublin.[2] He was educated privately, and for a time at Trinity College Dublin (from 1898). He joined the family firm of Thomas Dockrell, Sons and Co. Ltd in 1900, becoming managing director and chairman on his father's death in 1929.

Family life

Dockrell married Alice Evelyn Hayes in June 1906, and they had four sons and one daughter.[2] Two of his sons, Percy Dockrell and Maurice E. Dockrell were also Fine Gael TDs and councillors. His daughter was the swimmer, Marguerite Dockrell. His father, Sir Maurice Dockrell, was a Unionist Member of Parliament. His mother, Margaret Dockrell, was a suffragist, philanthropist, and councillor.[3]

Politics

He was first elected at the 1932 general election as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin County constituency, and was re-elected five times for the same constituency until he retired at the 1948 general election.[4]

After retiring from the Dáil, Dockrell was elected to the 6th Seanad by the Industrial and Commercial Panel in 1948, but was defeated in the 1951 election for the 7th Seanad.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Henry Morgan Dockrell". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b Dempsey, Pauric J.; Boylan, Shaun. "Dockrell, Henry Morgan". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  3. ^ Dempsey, Pauric J.; Boylan, Shaun (2009). "Henry Morgan Dockrell In Dockrell, Sir Maurice Edward". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  4. ^ "Henry Morgan Dockrell". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin County constituency
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Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921 Michael Derham
(SF)
George Gavan Duffy
(SF)
Séamus Dwyer
(SF)
Desmond FitzGerald
(SF)
Frank Lawless
(SF)
Margaret Pearse
(SF)
6 seats
1921–1923
3rd 1922 Michael Derham
(PT-SF)
George Gavan Duffy
(PT-SF)
Thomas Johnson
(Lab)
Desmond FitzGerald
(PT-SF)
Darrell Figgis
(Ind)
John Rooney
(FP)
4th 1923 Michael Derham
(CnaG)
Bryan Cooper
(Ind)
Desmond FitzGerald
(CnaG)
John Good
(Ind)
Kathleen Lynn
(Rep)
Kevin O'Higgins
(CnaG)
1924 by-election Batt O'Connor
(CnaG)
1926 by-election William Norton
(Lab)
5th 1927 (Jun) Patrick Belton
(FF)
Seán MacEntee
(FF)
1927 by-election Gearóid O'Sullivan
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep) Bryan Cooper
(CnaG)
Joseph Murphy
(Ind)
Seán Brady
(FF)
1930 by-election Thomas Finlay
(CnaG)
7th 1932 Patrick Curran
(Lab)
Henry Dockrell
(CnaG)
8th 1933 John A. Costello
(CnaG)
Margaret Mary Pearse
(FF)
1935 by-election Cecil Lavery
(FG)
9th 1937 Henry Dockrell
(FG)
Gerrard McGowan
(Lab)
Patrick Fogarty
(FF)
5 seats
1937–1948
10th 1938 Patrick Belton
(FG)
Thomas Mullen
(FF)
11th 1943 Liam Cosgrave
(FG)
James Tunney
(Lab)
12th 1944 Patrick Burke
(FF)
1947 by-election Seán MacBride
(CnaP)
13th 1948 Éamon Rooney
(FG)
Seán Dunne
(Lab)
3 seats
1948–1961
14th 1951
15th 1954
16th 1957 Kevin Boland
(FF)
17th 1961 Mark Clinton
(FG)
Seán Dunne
(Ind)
5 seats
1961–1969
18th 1965 Des Foley
(FF)
Seán Dunne
(Lab)
19th 1969 Constituency abolished. See Dublin County North and Dublin County South
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Administrative Panel
Agricultural Panel
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Dublin University
National University of Ireland
Nominated by the Taoiseach
Elected or nominated later
  • 1950 Mary Davidson (Lab)