William Sheldon | |
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Senator | |
In office 14 December 1961 – 1 June 1973 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1943 – October 1961 | |
Constituency | Donegal East |
Personal details | |
Born | Derry, Ireland | 18 January 1907
Died | 1 November 1999 County Donegal, Ireland | (aged 92)
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Clann na Talmhan |
Spouse |
Margaret Whyte (
m. 1942) |
Education | Foyle College |
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
William Alexander Watson Sheldon (18 January 1907 – 1 November 1999) was an Irish politician and farmer. From a protestant background, [1] he was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1943 general election as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal East constituency. [2] He was re-elected as an independent TD at the 1944, 1948, 1951, 1954 and 1957 general elections. [3] He did not contest the 1961 general election. [1]
When tributes were paid to him in the Seanad after his death, it was said that this was because the constituency was reduced from 4 to 3 seats. [4] [a] In 1961, he was nominated by the Taoiseach, Seán Lemass to the 10th Seanad. He was re-nominated to the Seanad in 1965 and 1969, and he retired from politics in 1973. He was also a member of Donegal County Council from 1945 to 1955. [4]