Joseph R. Lenehan (1916 – 6 December 1981) was an Irish politician and publican. Lenehan first stood for election as a Fine Gael candidate at the 1944 general election but was not elected. He was also an unsuccessful candidate at the 1951 general election. He was elected to

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as an Independent Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo North constituency at the 1961 general election. He lost his seat at the 1965 general election but was subsequently nominated by the Taoiseach to the

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. He was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo West constituency at the 1969 general election. He lost his seat at the 1973 general election.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lenehan, Joseph 1916 births 1981 deaths Fine Gael politicians Independent TDs Fianna Fáil TDs Members of the 17th Dáil Members of the 11th Seanad Members of the 19th Dáil Politicians from County Mayo Nominated members of Seanad Éireann Fianna Fáil senators