William J.E. Jessop

Deceased Person

1902 – 1980

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Who was William J.E. Jessop?

William J.E. Jessop was an Irish academic, medical practitioner and an independent member of Seanad Éireann.

He was a Professor of Social Medicine at Trinity College, Dublin.

He was elected to the 7th Seanad on 12 March 1952 at a by-election for the University of Dublin constituency caused by the death of Frederick Budd. He was defeated at the 1954 Seanad election but was again elected at a by-election on 13 May 1960 caused by the death of William Fearon. He was re-elected to the 10th, 11th and 12th Seanad. He lost his seat at the 1973 Seanad election.

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Born
Jul 13, 1902
Died
Jun 11, 1980

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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