Mary Davidson

Mary Frances Davidson (1902 – 29 May 1986) was an Irish Labour Party politician. She was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Industrial and Commercial Panel at a by-election on 16 June 1950.^[1] She lost her seat at the 1951 Seanad election but was re-elected at the 1954 Seanad election and was re-elected at each subsequent election until she retired at the 1969 Seanad election. She was formally appointed Labour Party General Secretary on the 28 June 1962.^[2] She was the first female General Secretary of any Irish political party.

References

↑ "Ms. Mary Davidson". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
↑ pp. 3, Report of the Administrative Council of the Parliamentary Labour Party for the Year 1962-1963 (Irish Labour Party, 20 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, 1963)

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Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)

Administrative Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Kieran Egan (FF) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Jack McQuillan (NPD) Patrick O'Reilly (FG) Éamon Rooney (FG) Patrick Teehan (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) Patrick Malone (FG) John Mannion, Snr (FG) James Martin (FF) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) Patrick W. Ryan (??) William Ryan (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) John J. Nash (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Michael O'Kennedy (FF) Ben O'Quigley (FG)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	John J. Brennan (FF) John Conlan (FG) Mary Davidson (Lab) Garret FitzGerald (FG) Thomas Flanagan (Ind) Dermot Honan (FF) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Denis J. O'Sullivan (FG) Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	Seán Brosnahan (Ind) Seán Browne (FF) Victor Carton (FG) Patrick Crowley (Lab) Séamus Dolan (FF) James Dooge (FG) Joseph Farrell (FF) Mark Killilea, Snr (FF) Vincent McHugh (FG) Dominick Murphy (Lab) John Ormonde (FF)

National University of Ireland	Bryan Alton (Ind) Dónall Ó Conalláin (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)

University of Dublin	William J.E. Jessop (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Kit Ahern (FF) Gerald Boland (FF) John Copeland Cole (Ind) Joseph Lenehan (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Nora Connolly O'Brien (FF) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) James Ryan (FF) William Sheldon (Ind) Michael Yeats (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1968 Farrell McElgunn (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party NPD: National Progressive Democrats Ind: Independent ??: Unknown party

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Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)

Administrative Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Seán Brady (FF) Cornelius Desmond (Lab) Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FG) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Gerry L'Estrange (FG) Thomas Ruane (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) Daniel Hogan (FF) Robert Lahiffe (FF) John Mannion, Snr (FG) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) Patrick W. Ryan (??) William Ryan (FF) John Donnelly Sheridan (??)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Michael Hayes (FG) Eamonn Kissane (FF) Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) John J. Nash (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Gerald Boland (FF) Mary Davidson (Lab) Thomas Flanagan (Ind) Patrick Lindsay (FG) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Edward McGuire (Ind) Daniel Moloney (FF) Joseph Quigley (FG) Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	Seán Brosnahan (Ind) Seán Browne (FF) John Butler (Lab) Victor Carton (FG) Patrick Crowley (Lab) James Dooge (FG) Joseph Farrell (FF) Seán Hayes (FF) Mark Killilea, Snr (FF) Dominick Murphy (Lab) Michael Yeats (FF)

National University of Ireland	Dónall Ó Conalláin (Ind) George O'Brien (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)

University of Dublin	William J.E. Jessop (Ind) John N. Ross (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	John J. Brennan (FF) John Copeland Cole (Ind) Gus Healy (FF) Joe Mooney (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Tom Nolan (FF) Nora Connolly O'Brien (FF) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (??) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) William Sheldon (Ind)

Elected or nominated later	1963 John Costelloe (FF) Batt Donegan (FF) 1964 Kit Ahern (FF)

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

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Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad

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 (??) James Tunney (Lab)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Anthony Barry (FG) Michael Hayes (FG) Eamonn 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 (??) 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 (??) Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF) Joe Sheridan (Ind)

National University of Ireland	Henry Barniville (FG) George O'Brien (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)

University of Dublin	William Fearon (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (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 (FF) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Seán O'Grady (FF) Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (??) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Laurence Walsh (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1958 Louis Walsh (??) 1960 John J. Brennan (FF) Martin O'Dwyer (??) William J.E. Jessop (Ind) Edward Browne (??) Gerard B. Dillon (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent ??: Unknown party

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Cathaoirleach Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Leader of the Seanad

Administrative Panel	Gerry L'Estrange (FG) James McGee (??) John L. O'Sullivan (FG) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Thomas Ruane (FF) Patrick Teehan (FF) Louis Walsh (??)

Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Patrick Cogan (Ind) Bernard Commons (CnaT) John Mannion, Snr (FG) James J. McCrea (Lab) William O'Callaghan (FG) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) William Quirke (FF) John Donnelly Sheridan (??)

Cultural and Educational Panel	James Crosbie (FG) Michael ffrench-O'Carroll (Ind) Eamonn Kissane (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Thomas J. O'Connell (Lab)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Denis Burke (FG) Andrew Clarkin (FF) Mary Davidson (Lab) Jane Dowdall (FF) Seán Hartney (FF) John Lynch (FG) Peter Lynch (??) Edward McGuire (Ind) Matthew Smith (FF)

Labour Panel	Richard Anthony (Ind) John Butler (Lab) Victor Carton (FG) Patrick Crowley (Lab) Frederick Hawkins (??) Seán Hayes (FF) Liam Kelly (Ind) Dominick Murphy (Lab) Frank Purcell (??) Seán Ruane (??) Patrick Tierney (Lab)

National University of Ireland	Henry Barniville (FG) Roger McHugh (Ind) George O'Brien (Ind)

University of Dublin	William Fearon (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Patrick Bergin (Lab) Arthur Cox (??) James G. Douglas (Ind) Henry Eustace Guinness (Ind) Michael Hayes (FG) James Hickey (Lab) John Meighan (CnaT) Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (??) Patrick O'Gorman (FG) James Reidy (FG) James Tunney (Lab)

Elected or nominated later	1954 John Douglas (??) 1956 Seamus Bohan (Ind) James O'Keeffe (FG) Joe Sheridan (Ind) William Woods (??)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent ??: Unknown party

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Cathaoirleach Timothy O'Donovan (FG) Leader of the Seanad

Administrative Panel	John Finan (CnaT) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Seán Goulding (FF) Michael Hearne (FF) James McGee (??) 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 (??) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Martin Quinn (??) 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 (??) Denis Burke (FG) Andrew Clarkin (FF) James Crosbie (FG) Henry Morgan Dockrell (FG) Luke Duffy (Lab) T. V. Honan (FF) Peter Lynch (??) Frederick Summerfield (Ind)

Labour Panel	Richard Anthony (Ind) John Butler (Lab) Seán Campbell (Lab) Michael Colgan (Ind) Andrew Fogarty (FF) Frederick Hawkins (??) Seán Hayes (FF) John Meighan (CnaT) J. T. O'Farrell (Lab) Seán Ruane (??) Michael Smyth (??)

National University of Ireland	Henry Barniville (FG) Helena Concannon (FF) George O'Brien (Ind)

University of Dublin	Joseph Warwick Bigger (Ind) William Fearon (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (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 ??: Unknown party

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