Michael Joseph Hennessy was an Irish politician and businessman. He was first elected to

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as a Businessmen's Party

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(TD) for Cork East and North East at the 1922 general election. He was elected as a

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TD for Cork East at the

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, June 1927 and

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general elections. He lost his seat at the 1932 general election. Hennessy lived at 11 Rahilly Street,

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(formerly King Street). In June 1922 the

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Robert Browne, contributed £20 each to the election funds of Hennessy and John Dinneen, Commercial and Farmer pro-Treaty candidates respectively for the Cork East and North East constituency.

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, ''Mr. De Valera's New Claim'', 14 June 1922.

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Year of birth missing Year of death missing Cumann na nGaedheal TDs Members of the 3rd Dáil Members of the 4th Dáil Members of the 5th Dáil Members of the 6th Dáil Politicians from County Cork Business and Professional Group TDs People of the Irish Civil War (Pro-Treaty side) {{TeachtaDála-stub