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William Fearon
Senator
In office
8 September 1943 – 27 December 1959
ConstituencyDublin University
Personal details
Born(1892-10-14)14 October 1892
Dublin, Ireland
Died27 December 1959(1959-12-27) (aged 67)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyIndependent
EducationSt Andrew's College, Dublin
Alma mater

William Robert Fearon (14 October 1892 – 27 December 1959) was an Irish politician and academic. He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1943 to 1959.[1]

He was educated at St Andrew's College, Dublin and Trinity College Dublin. He received a BA in natural science in 1915, and then entered medical school, although it was several years before he took his medical degree.[1] He was a Mackinnon research student of the Royal Society from 1919 to 1921, studying biochemistry at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[1]

He was first elected to the Seanad in 1943 for the Dublin University constituency.[2] He was re-elected at the 1944, 1948, 1951, 1954 and 1957 elections.[2] He died while still in office, and William J. E. Jessop won the subsequent by-election.

He was Professor of Biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin.[3] In 1937, he wrote a play called Parnell of Avondale.[1]

He died on 27 December 1959, aged 67, at Monkstown Hospital, Dublin; he never married.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Byrne, Patricia M. "Fearon, William Robert". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "William Fearon". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Obituary". British Medical Journal. 1 (5167): 205. 16 January 1960. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5167.205. PMC 1966336.
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