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michael, colbert, director, ohio, department, family, services, michael, colbert, michael, brendan, colbert, july, 1899, april, 1959, irish, fianna, fáil, politician, senatorin, office, september, 1938, 1944constituencyagricultural, panelteachta, dálain, offic. For the director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services see Michael B Colbert Michael Brendan Colbert 9 July 1899 1 1 April 1959 was an Irish Fianna Fail politician 2 Michael ColbertSenatorIn office September 1938 May 1944ConstituencyAgricultural PanelTeachta DalaIn office December 1955 March 1957ConstituencyLimerick WestIn office May 1944 February 1948In office July 1937 June 1938ConstituencyLimerickPersonal detailsBorn 1899 07 09 9 July 1899Athea County Limerick IrelandDied1 April 1959 1959 04 01 aged 59 County Limerick IrelandPolitical partyFianna FailRelativesJames Colbert cousin Con Colbert cousin He was born in the townland of Templeathea in Athea County Limerick to William Colbert a farmer and Nora Danaher 3 A farmer and horse breeder he was first elected to Dail Eireann as a Fianna Fail Teachta Dala TD for the Limerick constituency at the 1937 general election 4 He lost his seat at the 1938 general election but was subsequently elected to the 3rd Seanad on the Agricultural Panel He was re elected to the Seanad in 1943 He regained his Dail seat at the 1944 general election but lost it again at the 1948 general election He was re elected to the Dail for the Limerick West constituency at the 1955 by election caused by the death of David Madden of Fine Gael He lost his seat at the 1957 general election 4 He and James Colbert a Fianna Fail TD for the Limerick constituency were first cousins and James brother was Con Colbert 5 References Edit He was baptised in Athea parish on 10 July 1899 Michael Colbert Oireachtas Members Database Retrieved 6 December 2008 General Registrar s Office IrishGenealogy ie Retrieved 1 April 2017 a b Michael Colbert ElectionsIreland org Retrieved 6 December 2008 Brother of 1916 leader dies Mr Michael Colbert Irish Press Dublin 9 October 1956 p 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Colbert amp oldid 1116391342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
