Michael Howard (19 September 1933 – 17 February 2009) was an Irish

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party politician who served in

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for nearly 20 years. An unsuccessful candidate at the

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and

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general elections, he was elected to Seanad Éireann in 1977 by the

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, he served until 1987 (in the 15th, 16th, and 17th Seanads) and again from 1989 to 1997 (in the 19th and 20th Seanads), in each case being returned by the Industrial and Commercial Panel. He lost his seat at the 1997 Seanad election. He was an associate member of the

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in 1997. Born in

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, he was a publican and farmer. He was also a member of

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and a president of the Vintners' Federation of Ireland.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Michael 1933 births 2009 deaths Fine Gael senators Members of the 14th Seanad Members of the 15th Seanad Members of the 16th Seanad Members of the 17th Seanad Members of the 19th Seanad Members of the 20th Seanad 20th-century Irish farmers Politicians from County Clare Industrial and Commercial Panel senators Fine Gael candidates in Dáil elections