# Louis O'Dea

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Irish politician (died 1955)

Louis O'Dea Senator In office 18 August 1944 – 21 April 1948 Constituency Cultural and Educational Panel Teachta Dála In office August 1923 – June 1927 Constituency Galway Personal details Born County Galway, Ireland Died (1955-02-19)19 February 1955 County Galway, Ireland Party Sinn Féin Fianna Fáil

**Louis Edward O'Dea** (died 19 February 1955) was an Irish politician and solicitor. He was first elected to [Dáil Éireann](/source/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann) as a [Sinn Féin](/source/Sinn_F%C3%A9in) [Teachta Dála](/source/Teachta_D%C3%A1la) (TD) for the [Galway](/source/Galway_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)) constituency at the [1923 general election](/source/1923_Irish_general_election).[1] He did not take his seat in the Dáil due to Sinn Féin's [abstentionist](/source/Abstentionism) policy. He did not contest [June 1927 general election](/source/June_1927_Irish_general_election).[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the [Galway West](/source/Galway_West) constituency at the [1938 general election](/source/1938_Irish_general_election).[2] In 1944 as a member of [Fianna Fáil](/source/Fianna_F%C3%A1il), he was elected to the [5th Seanad](/source/5th_Seanad) on the [Cultural and Educational Panel](/source/Cultural_and_Educational_Panel).[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-1) ["Louis O'Dea"](https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Louis-O'Dea.D.1923-09-19/). *Oireachtas Members Database*. Retrieved 31 December 2008.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-elecs_irl_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-elecs_irl_2-1) ["Louis O'Dea"](http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1285). *ElectionsIreland.org*. Retrieved 31 December 2008.

v t e Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Galway This table is transcluded from Galway (Dáil constituency). (edit | history) Dáil Election Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) 2nd 1921 Liam Mellows (SF) Bryan Cusack (SF) Frank Fahy (SF) Joseph Whelehan (SF) Pádraic Ó Máille (SF) George Nicolls (SF) Patrick Hogan (SF) 7 seats 1921–1923 3rd 1922 Thomas O'Connell (Lab) Bryan Cusack (AT-SF) Frank Fahy (AT-SF) Joseph Whelehan (PT-SF) Pádraic Ó Máille (PT-SF) George Nicolls (PT-SF) Patrick Hogan (PT-SF) 4th 1923 Barney Mellows (Rep) Frank Fahy (Rep) Louis O'Dea (Rep) Pádraic Ó Máille (CnaG) George Nicolls (CnaG) Patrick Hogan (CnaG) Seán Broderick (CnaG) James Cosgrave (Ind.) 5th 1927 (Jun) Gilbert Lynch (Lab) Thomas Powell (FF) Frank Fahy[a] (FF) Seán Tubridy (FF) Mark Killilea Snr (FF) Martin McDonogh (CnaG) William Duffy (NL) 6th 1927 (Sep) Stephen Jordan (FF) Joseph Mongan (CnaG) 7th 1932 Patrick Beegan (FF) Gerald Bartley (FF) Fred McDonogh (CnaG) 8th 1933 Mark Killilea Snr (FF) Séamus Keely (FF) Martin McDonogh (CnaG) 1935 by-election Eamon Corbett (FF) 1936 by-election Martin Neilan (FF) 9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Galway East and Galway West ^ Frank Fahy served as Ceann Comhairle from 9 March 1932.

v t e « 4th Seanad « Members of the 5th Seanad (1944–1948) » 6th Seanad » Cathaoirleach Seán Goulding (FF) Leader of the Seanad William Quirke (FF) Administrative Panel Andrew Clarkin (FF) Seán Goulding (FF) Michael Hayes (FG) Denis Healy (FF) Michael Hearne (FF) James McGee (Ind) Thomas Ruane (FF) Agricultural Panel Patrick Baxter (CnaT) John Counihan (Ind) Daniel Hogan (FF) Edmund Horan (CnaT) Patrick Kehoe (FF) Dominick MacCabe (Ind) William O'Callaghan (FG) Timothy O'Donovan (FG) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) William Quirke (FF) Gerard Sweetman (FG) Cultural and Educational Panel Patrick Doyle (FG) Louis O'Dea (FF) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Patrick J. O'Reilly (Ind) James Parkinson (FG) Industrial and Commercial Panel Thomas Condon (Ind) Daniel Corkery (FF) James Crosbie (FG) Tadhg Crowley (FF) James G. Douglas (Ind) Luke Duffy (Lab) Peter Trainor Kelly (Ind) Seán MacEllin (FF) David Madden (FG) Labour Panel John Butler (FG) Thomas Hayden (Lab) James Johnston (Ind) John Thomas Keane (Ind) Thomas Kennedy (Lab) Sam Kyle (Lab) Peter Lynch (Ind) John Meighan (CnaT) Seán Ruane (Ind) Michael Smyth (Ind) James Tunney (Lab) Dublin University William Fearon (Ind) Joseph Johnston (Ind) T. C. Kingsmill Moore (Ind) National University Henry Barniville (FG) Helena Concannon (FF) Michael J. Ryan (Ind) Nominated by the Taoiseach Seán Campbell (Lab) Robert Farnan (FF) Thomas Foran (Lab) T. V. Honan (FF) Sir John Keane (Ind) Margaret L. Kennedy (FF) William Magennis (Ind) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Pádraic Ó Máille (FF) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Matthew Stafford (FF) Elected or nominated later 1945 Frederick Summerfield (Ind) 1946 Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (Ind) Frederick Hawkins (Ind) Edward Pakenham (Ind) 1947 Joseph Warwick Bigger (Ind) FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

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