William O'Callaghan (1881 – 28 January 1967) was an Irish

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politician. He was the ninth child born to Catherine (née Donovan) and Cornelius O'Callaghan, farmers in Scarragh,

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. He married Anna Sheahan and together they had four children. He bought Longueville House, Mallow in 1938. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1938 to 1943 and from 1944 to 1961. A farmer, he was first elected to the Seanad in 1938 by the Agricultural Panel. He lost his seat at the 1943 election but was re-elected at the 1944 election. He did not contest the 1961 Seanad election. He died on 28 January 1967 and is buried in St. Gobnait's Cemetery, Mallow, County Cork.

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