Mary Jackman
Senator
In office
September 1997 – June 2002
In office
November 1989 – December 1992
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Personal details
Born
Mary Furlong

(1943-04-30)30 April 1943
County Limerick, Ireland
Died30 May 2022(2022-05-30) (aged 79)
County Limerick, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
SpouseNicholas Jackman
Children1

Mary Jackman (née Furlong; 30 April 1943 – 30 May 2022)[1] was an Irish Fine Gael politician. She was a senator from 1989 to 1992 and again from 1997 to 2002.[2]

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,[3] she was the first woman Cathaoirleach (chair) of Limerick County Council.[4] Jackman has unsuccessfully contested four general elections in the Limerick East constituency (1989, 1992, 1997, and 2002),[5] 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.[5]

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.[5] She died on 30 May 2022, aged 79.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Death Notice of Mary Jackman". RIP.ie. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Mary Jackman". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "Former poll-topper Jackman will not contest local elections in Limerick". limerickleader.ie. 8 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mary Jackman". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  6. ↑ Rabbitts, Nick; Watkins, Frances. "Former senator and councillor Mary Jackman has passed away". limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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