John L. O'Sullivan (8 June 1901 – 28 February 1990) was an Irish

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politician and farmer from

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who was a

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for 7 years and later a

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(TD) for 8 years. He was a member of the IRA during the war of independence. O'Sullivan was an unsuccessful Fine Gael candidate for

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at the 1937 general election in the Cork West constituency, was defeated again at four further general elections before finally being elected to the

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nearly thirty years later. After his defeat in Cork West at the 1954 general election, O'Sullivan won a seat in the 1954

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elections to the

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, and was re-elected in 1957 to the

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. He did not contest the 1957 general election. He was first returned to the Dáil at the age of 68 at the 1969 general election, as the only Fine Gael TD in the

for the 3-seat Cork South-West constituency. He was re-elected at the 1973 general election, but lost his seat at the 1977 general election.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Osullivan, John 1901 births 1990 deaths Fine Gael TDs Members of the 8th Seanad Members of the 9th Seanad Members of the 19th Dáil Members of the 20th Dáil Politicians from County Cork 20th-century Irish farmers Fine Gael senators Administrative Panel senators