Martin O'Dwyer

Irish politician (1886–1974)

Martin O'Dwyer

Senator
In office 9 February 1960 – 14 December 1961
In office 21 April 1948 – 22 July 1954
In office 27 April 1938 – 8 September 1943
Constituency	Agricultural Panel

Personal details
Born	1886 (1886)
Died	18 November 1974(1974-11-18) (aged 87–88)
Political party	Independent

Martin O'Dwyer (1886 – 18 November 1974) was an Irish politician. He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1938 to 1943, 1948 to 1954, and from 1960 to 1961. He was first elected to the 2nd Seanad in April 1938 by the Agricultural Panel, and was re-elected in August 1938.^[1]

He lost his seat at the 1943 Seanad election, but was re-elected at the 1948 election, and at the 1951 election.^[1] He lost his seat again at the 1954 election. He was elected to 9th Seanad at a by-election on 9 February 1960, replacing Patrick Baxter. He was defeated at the 1961 Seanad election.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Martin O'Dwyer". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

« 1934 Seanad « Members of the 2nd Seanad (1938) » 3rd Seanad »

Cathaoirleach Seán Gibbons (FF)
Leader of the Seanad William Quirke (FF)

Administrative Panel

Christopher Byrne (FF)
Thomas Condon (Ind)
Michael Hayes (FG)
Richard Mulcahy (FG)
John Newcome (Ind)
Margaret Mary Pearse (FF)
Thomas Ruane (FF)

Agricultural Panel

Patrick Baxter (FG)
William Caffrey (FG)
Seán Gibbons (FF)
John Nassau Greene (Ind)
Patrick Kehoe (FF)
Ross McGillycuddy (Ind)
William O'Callaghan (FG)
Martin O'Dwyer (Ind)
Pádraic Ó Máille (FF)
William Quirke (FF)
Michael Twomey (Ind)

Cultural and Educational Panel

Patrick Doyle (FG)
Seán O'Donovan (FF)
Séamus Ó hEocha (Ind)
Gearóid O'Sullivan (FG)
James Parkinson (FG)

Industrial and Commercial Panel

Daniel Corkery (FF)
James Crosbie (FG)
James G. Douglas (Ind)
Michael Hearne (FF)
Cornelius Kennedy (FG)
John MacLoughlin (FG)
Linda Kearns MacWhinney (FF)
David Madden (FG)
Brian O'Rourke (FG)

Labour Panel

John Butler (FG)
Michael Conway (Ind)
John Gaffney (Ind)
Frederick Hawkins (Ind)
Seán Hayes (FF)
Gilbert Hughes (Ind)
James Johnston (Ind)
Thomas McShea (Ind)
Seán Milroy (FG)
James Tunney (Lab)
David Walsh (Ind)

Dublin University

Ernest Alton (Ind)
Joseph Johnston (Ind)
Robert Rowlette (Ind)

National University

Henry Barniville (FG)
Helena Concannon (FF)
Michael Tierney (FG)

Nominated by the Taoiseach

Robert Farnan (FF)
T. V. Honan (FF)
Douglas Hyde (Ind)
Sir John Keane (Ind)
Margaret L. Kennedy (FF)
Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich (Ind)
William Magennis (Ind)
Frank MacDermot (FF)
Maurice George Moore (FF)
David Robinson (FF)
Matthew Stafford (FF)

Elected or nominated later

May 1938 Patrick Keohane (Ind)

FF: Fianna Fáil
FG: Fine Gael
Lab: Labour Party
Ind: Independent

v t e « 2nd Seanad « Members of the 3rd Seanad (1938–1943) » 4th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Seán Gibbons (FF) Leader of the Seanad William Quirke (FF)
Administrative Panel	Christopher Byrne (FF) Desmond FitzGerald (FG) Michael Hayes (FG) Denis Healy (FF) James McGee (Ind) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Thomas Ruane (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Neal Blaney (FF) Michael Colbert (FF) John Counihan (Ind) Seán Gibbons (FF) Patrick Kehoe (FF) Dominick MacCabe (Ind) Ross McGillycuddy (Ind) William O'Callaghan (FG) Martin O'Dwyer (Ind) William Quirke (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	James Crosbie (FG) Thomas Delany (Ind) Patrick Doyle (FG) Seán O'Donovan (FF) James Parkinson (FG)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Joseph Brennan (Ind) Martin Conlon (FG) Daniel Corkery (FF) James G. Douglas (Ind) Seán Goulding (FF) Peter Trainor Kelly (Ind) Seán MacEllin (FF) John MacLoughlin (FG) David Madden (FG)
Labour Panel	John Butler (FG) Seán Campbell (Lab) William Cummins (Lab) Thomas Foran (Lab) Frederick Hawkins (Ind) Seán Hayes (FF) Patrick Hogan (Lab) James Johnston (Ind) Eamonn Lynch (Lab) Peter Lynch (Ind) James Tunney (Lab)
Dublin University	Ernest Alton (Ind) Joseph Johnston (Ind) Robert Rowlette (Ind)
National University	Henry Barniville (FG) Helena Concannon (FF) Michael Tierney (FG)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Robert Farnan (FF) T. V. Honan (FF) Sir John Keane (Ind) Margaret L. Kennedy (FF) Patrick Keohane (Ind) Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich (Ind) William Magennis (Ind) Frank MacDermot (FF) Maurice George Moore (FF) Pádraic Ó Máille (FF) David Robinson (FF) Matthew Stafford (FF)
Elected or nominated later	1939 Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) 1940 Laurence O'Neill (Ind) 1941 Thomas J. O'Connell (Lab)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 5th Seanad « Members of the 6th Seanad (1948–1951) » 7th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Timothy O'Donovan (FG) Leader of the Seanad Michael Hayes (FG)
Administrative Panel	John Finan (CnaT) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Seán Goulding (FF) Michael Hearne (FF) James McGee (Ind) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Jeremiah Ryan (FG)
Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Robert Malachy Burke (Lab) John Counihan (Ind) Seán Gibbons (FF) William O'Callaghan (FG) Timothy O'Donovan (FG) Martin O'Dwyer (Ind) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Martin Quinn (Ind) William Quirke (FF) James Tunney (Lab)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Michael Hayes (FG) Cecil Lavery (FG) Frank Loughman (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Thomas J. O'Connell (Lab)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Joseph Brennan (Ind) Denis Burke (FG) Andrew Clarkin (FF) James Crosbie (FG) Henry Morgan Dockrell (FG) Luke Duffy (Lab) T. V. Honan (FF) Peter Lynch (Ind) Frederick Summerfield (Ind)
Labour Panel	Richard Anthony (Ind) John Butler (FG) Seán Campbell (Lab) Michael Colgan (Ind) Andrew Fogarty (FF) Frederick Hawkins (Ind) Seán Hayes (FF) John Meighan (CnaT) J. T. O'Farrell (Lab) Seán Ruane (Ind) Michael Smyth (Ind)
Dublin University	Joseph Warwick Bigger (Ind) William Fearon (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
National University of Ireland	Henry Barniville (FG) Helena Concannon (FF) George O'Brien (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	George C. Bennett (FG) Eleanor Butler (Lab) James G. Douglas (Ind) Denis Ireland (CnaP) Patrick McCartan (CnaP) James J. McCrea (Lab) Edward McGuire (Ind) Séamus O'Farrell (Ind) Edward Richards-Orpen (Ind) Edmund Sweetman (FG) Patrick Woulfe (Ind)
Elected or nominated later	1950 Mary Davidson (Lab)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaP: Clann na Poblachta CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 6th Seanad « Members of the 7th Seanad (1951–1954) » 8th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad William Quirke (FF)
Administrative Panel	Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Michael Hearne (FF) James J. McCrea (Lab) James McGee (Ind) Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) Thomas Ruane (FF) Patrick Teehan (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Bernard Commons (CnaT) Patrick Gorry (FF) James Kilroy (FF) Michael Óg McFadden (FG) William O'Callaghan (FG) Timothy O'Donovan (FG) Martin O'Dwyer (Ind) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) William Quirke (FF) James Tunney (Lab)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Michael Hayes (FG) Frank Loughman (FF) James B. Lynch (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Patrick F. O'Reilly (Ind)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Denis Burke (FG) Andrew Clarkin (FF) James G. Douglas (Ind) Jane Dowdall (FF) Seán Hartney (FF) Peter Lynch (Ind) Edward McGuire (Ind) Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (Ind) Frederick Summerfield (Ind)
Labour Panel	Pádraig Ághas (Ind) John Butler (FG) Michael Colgan (Ind) Noel Hartnett (CnaP) Frederick Hawkins (Ind) Seán Hayes (FF) Vincent McHugh (FG) William McMullen (Lab) John Meighan (CnaT) Daniel O'Rourke (FF) Seán Ruane (Ind)
Dublin University	Gardner Budd (Ind) William Fearon (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
National University	Henry Barniville (FG) Helena Concannon (FF) George O'Brien (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Daniel Corkery (FF) Robert Farnan (FF) Seán Goulding (FF) T. V. Honan (FF) Joseph Johnston (Ind) Eamon Kissane (FF) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Seán O'Grady (FF) Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (Ind) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Michael Yeats (FF)
Elected or nominated later	1952 William J. E. Jessop (Ind) 1953 John F. Cunningham (Ind)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaP: Clann na Poblachta CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 8th Seanad « Members of the 9th Seanad (1957–1961) » 10th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)
Administrative Panel	Patrick Connor (FG) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Gerry L'Estrange (FG) John O'Leary (Lab) John L. O'Sullivan (FG) Thomas Ruane (FF) Patrick Teehan (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Patrick Crowe (FG) Paddy Donegan (FG) Daniel Hogan (FF) Robert Lahiffe (FF) William O'Callaghan (FG) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) John Donnelly Sheridan (Ind) James Tunney (Lab)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Anthony Barry (FG) Michael Hayes (FG) Eamon Kissane (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) John O'Donovan (FG)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Denis Burke (FG) Tadhg Crowley (FF) Mary Davidson (Lab) Jane Dowdall (FF) Brian Lenihan (FF) Peter Lynch (Ind) Edward McGuire (Ind) James O'Keeffe (FG) Joseph Roddy (FG)
Labour Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Frank Carter (FF) Victor Carton (FG) Harry Colley (FF) Patrick Crowley (Lab) Seán Hayes (FF) Dominick Murphy (Lab) Ben O'Quigley (FG) Frank Purcell (Ind) Eoin Ryan Snr (FF) Joe Sheridan (Ind)
Dublin University	William Fearon (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
National University	Henry Barniville (FG) George O'Brien (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Seán Brady (FF) John Copeland Cole (Ind) Robert Farnan (FF) Seán Moylan (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Nora Connolly O'Brien (Ind) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Seán O'Grady (FF) Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (Ind) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Laurence Walsh (FF)
Elected or nominated later	1958 Louis Walsh (Ind) 1960 John J. Brennan (FF) Martin O'Dwyer (Ind) William J. E. Jessop (Ind) Edward Browne (Ind) Gerard B. Dillon (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent