1. Daniel Morrissey was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Justice from March 1951 to June 1951, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1948 to 1951 and Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dail Eireann from 1928 to 1932.
17 Facts About Daniel Morrissey
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Daniel Morrissey served as a Teachta Dala from 1922 to 1957.
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Daniel Morrissey was educated locally and, although he left school against his mother's wishes at the age of 12, he continued his own reading and studies.
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Daniel Morrissey left after a dispute with his foreman in 1915 and joined the staff of a national insurance society.
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Daniel Morrissey opposed the ITUC decision not to contest the 1918 general election.
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Daniel Morrissey was a successful candidate for the Labour Party at the 1920 local elections.
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In 1931, Morrissey defied the Labour whip and supported the Constitution Bill, a measure proposed by the government of W T Cosgrave against the Irish Republican Army.
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Daniel Morrissey was re-elected as an Independent at the 1932 general election, before joining Cumann na nGaedheal.
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Daniel Morrissey was instrumental in securing the support of his former colleagues in the Labour Party and the breakaway National Labour Party.
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Daniel Morrissey proved to be an active Minister, establishing Coras Trachtala and the Industrial Development Authority as well as nationalising CIE.
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Daniel Morrissey was a member of the negotiating team which concluded the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1948.
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Daniel Morrissey was appointed Minister for Justice in a cabinet reshuffle in 1951 and held the position until the collapse of the government later that year.
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Daniel Morrissey declined a cabinet position due to his age.
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Daniel Morrissey retired from the Dail on health grounds at the 1957 general election.
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In retirement from politics, Daniel Morrissey returned to his auctioneering business where he worked until 1965.
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Daniel Morrissey died at his home in Stillorgan, Dublin, on 4 November 1981.
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In Professor Tom Garvin's review of the 1950s News from a New Republic, Daniel Morrissey comes in for praise as a moderniser and the instigator of the Industrial Development Authority.