William John Molloy (1884–1965) was an Irish politician. He was an

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member of Seanad Éireann from 1922 to 1931. He was elected at the

1922 Seanad This is a list of the members of the 1922 Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State. It was first constituted on 8 December 1922. The Free State Seanad was elected in stages and thus considered to b ...

election for 9 years, and lost his seat in the 1931 Seanad election. Molloy left the U.S. in 1920 and lived in Carrowroe Park in

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. Wiliam John was the father of Father Niall Molloy, who was murdered in Clara, County Offaly, Ireland in July 1985.

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1965 deaths Independent members of Seanad Éireann Members of the 1922 Seanad Members of the 1925 Seanad Members of the 1928 Seanad Irish farmers 1884 births {{Ireland-senator-stub