| Mary Jackman | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 17 September 1997 – 12 September 2002 | |
| In office 1 November 1989 – 17 February 1993 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Furlong (1943-04-30)30 April 1943 County Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 30 May 2022(2022-05-30) (aged 79) County Limerick, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse | Nicholas Jackman |
| Children | 1 |
Mary Jackman (née Furlong; 30 April 1943 – 30 May 2022) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. She was a senator from 1989 to 1992 and again from 1997 to 2002.
Biography
Jackman was from Castletroy in County Limerick. A teacher by profession, she spent her entire career at Presentation College, Limerick.
A member of Limerick County Council for the Castleconnell local electoral area from 1985 to 2014, she was the first woman Cathaoirleach (chair) of Limerick County Council. Jackman has unsuccessfully contested four general elections in the Limerick East constituency (1989, 1992, 1997, and 2002), falling just 305 votes short of winning seat at the 1997 general election. She was also defeated at the Limerick East by-election in March 1998, and did not stand at the 2007 general election.
After her 1989 defeat, she was elected to the 19th Seanad on the Labour Panel. She lost her seat at the 1993 Seanad elections, but was re-elected in 1997 to the 21st Seanad. At the 2002 Seanad elections, she stood instead on the Industrial and Commercial Panel, but did not win a seat. She died on 30 May 2022, aged 79.
References
- "Death Notice of Mary Jackman". RIP.ie. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- "Mary Jackman". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- "Former poll-topper Jackman will not contest local elections in Limerick". limerickleader.ie. 8 March 2014.
- "Obituary: Mary Jackman, former Fine Gael senator and the first female chair of Limerick County Council". Independent.ie. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Mary Jackman". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- Rabbitts, Nick; Watkins, Frances (30 May 2022). "Former senator and councillor Mary Jackman has passed away". limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 30 May 2022.