Eileen O'Connell (other)
Eileen O'Connell may refer to: * Eileen O'Connell (politician) (1947–2000), Nova Scotia NDP MLA, 1996–2000 * Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill (1743–1800), Irish writer {{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnell, Eileen ...
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Eileen O'Connell (politician)
Eileen O'Connell (July 5, 1947 – September 27, 2000) was a Canadian politician who served as the Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Fairview from 1996 until her death in 2000 from breast cancer. She belonged to the New Democratic Party. O'Connell was born in 1947 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and raised in Antigonish. A graduate of St. Francis Xavier University, O'Connell attended both Dalhousie and St. Mary's Universities, where she earned a degree in Education. She taught at Halifax West High School for 14 years, and then at Cornwallis Junior High School. She was a founding member of the Association for Media Literacy, a board member of the Planned Parenthood Metro Clinic, and a chair of the Halifax Association for Community Living's Flowers of Hope Campaign. Political life O'Connell held various positions with the New Democratic Party before becoming an MLA. She first ran in the 1984 and 1988 elections in the constituency of Halifax Citadel but was uns ...
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