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William J. E. Jessop

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William J. E. Jessop
Senator
In office
13 May 1960 – 1 June 1973
In office
12 March 1952 – 22 July 1954
ConstituencyDublin University
Personal details
Born(1902-07-11)11 July 1902
County Westmeath, Ireland
Died11 June 1980(1980-06-11) (aged 77)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Kathleen Condell
(m. 1930)
Children4
Alma materTrinity College Dublin

William John Edward Jessop (11 July 1902 – 11 June 1980) was an Irish academic, medical practitioner and an independent member of Seanad Éireann.[1]

Jessop was born on 11 July 1902 near Mullingar, County Westmeath, the eldest of three sons of John Brabason Jessop, a farmer, and Mary Jane Jessop (née Anderson).[2]

He was a professor of Social Medicine at Trinity College Dublin (TCD).[3] he was appointed professor of physiology and biochemistry in the Royal College of Surgeons in 1929, and served as physician at the Meath Hospital from 1930 to 1980.[4]

He was elected to the 7th Seanad on 12 March 1952 at a by-election for the Dublin University constituency caused by the resignation of Gardner Budd.[1] 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.[1] He was re-elected to the 10th (1961), 11th (1965) and 12th (1969) Seanad. He lost his seat at the 1973 Seanad election.[2]

Following his retirement from TCD, he became visiting professor of chemical pathology at the University of Ife in Nigeria.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "William Jessop". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b Hayes, Cathy. "Jessop, William John Edward". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Trinity News Archive" (PDF). Trinity News. 13 May 1965. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b "William J. E. Jessop". tcd.ie. Retrieved 1 January 2020.