Henry Morgan Dockrell (17 April 1880 – 26 October 1955) was an Irish

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and

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politician who was elected to both

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and

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Early life

Dockrell was born on 17 April 1880 at the family home, 10 Waltham Terrace,

Blackrock, Dublin Blackrock () is an affluent suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, northwest of Dún Laoghaire. It is named after the local geological rock formation to be found in the area of Blackrock Park. In the late 18th century, the Blackrock Ro ...

. He was educated privately, and for a time at Trinity College Dublin (from 1898). He joined the family firm of Thomas Dockrell, Sons and Co. Ltd in 1900, becoming managing director and chairman on his father's death in 1929.

Family life

Dockrell married Alice Evelyn Hayes in June 1906, and they had four sons and one daughter. Two of his sons, Percy Dockrell and Maurice E. Dockrell were also

TDs and councillors. His daughter was the swimmer,

Marguerite Dockrell Marguerite Dockrell (10 March 1912 – 9 September 1983) was an Irish swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), wa ...

. His father, Sir Maurice Dockrell, was a Unionist Member of Parliament. His mother, Margaret Dockrell, was a

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, philanthropist, and councillor.

Politics

He was first elected at the 1932 general election as a Cumann na nGaedheal

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(TD) for the Dublin County constituency, and was re-elected five times for the same constituency until he retired at the 1948 general election. After retiring from the Dáil, Dockrell was elected to the

6th Seanad The 6th Seanad was in office from 1948 to 1951. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1948 general election to the 13th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 7th Sea ...

by the

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in 1948, but was defeated in the 1951 election for the

7th Seanad The 7th Seanad was in office from 1951 to 1954. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1951 general election to the 14th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 8th Seana ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dockrell, Henry 1880 births 1955 deaths Cumann na nGaedheal TDs Fine Gael TDs Members of the 7th Dáil Members of the 8th Dáil Members of the 9th Dáil Members of the 10th Dáil Members of the 11th Dáil Members of the 12th Dáil Members of the 6th Seanad Fine Gael senators Industrial and Commercial Panel senators Politicians from County Dublin People from Blackrock, Dublin

Early life

Family life

Politics

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