Richard O'Connell (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRichard O'Connell (politician)
Irish politician
Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1892
Date of Death: 01-Oct-1964
Profession: politician
Nationality: Irish Free State
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Richard O'Connell (politician)
- Richard O'Connell (13 March 1892 – 1 October 1964) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician.
- A former Army officer, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick constituency at a by-election on 28 May 1924.
- He was re-elected at the June 1927 and September 1927 general elections but lost his seat at the 1932 general election.
- He stood again at the 1933 general election but was not elected.His nephew Tom O'Donnell was a TD for Limerick East from 1961 to 1987.
- His grand-nephew Kieran O'Donnell sat for Limerick East from 2007 to 2011, and then for Limerick City from 2011 until 2016.
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