- Michael Yeats
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For those of a similar name, see Michael Yates (disambiguation).
Michael Yeats Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann In office
5 November 1969 – 3 January 1973Preceded by Liam Ó Buachalla Succeeded by Micheál Cranitch Personal details Born 22 August 1921 Died 3 January 2007 (aged 85) Political party Fianna Fáil Spouse(s) Gráinne Yeats William Michael Yeats (22 August 1921 – 3 January 2007) was an Irish barrister and Fianna Fáil politician.
He was educated in Trinity College, Dublin and was an officer in The Hist. He unsuccessfully stood for election to the Dáil in the 1948 general election and the 1951 general election for Dublin South East.
Following the 1951 election, Yeats was nominated to the 7th Seanad by Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. He stood in the subsequent election in 1954 for the 8th Seanad but was not elected.
From 1961 to 1981, he was a member of all Seanads from the 10th Seanad when he was elected on the Labour Panel to the 14th Seanad when he was nominated by Taoiseach Jack Lynch. In 1965 he was nominated by the Taoiseach Sean Lemass to the 11th Seanad. In 1969 he was elected to the 12th Seanad as a member of the Cultural and Educational Panel, and reelected to the 13th Seanad in 1973.
From 1969 to 1973, during the 12th Seanad, he served as Cathaoirleach.
While a Senator, Yeats served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1973 to 1979, being appointed to Ireland's first delegation, second delegation and third delegation.
His father, the poet William Butler Yeats, also served as a member of the Seanad. His sister Anne Yeats was a painter and designer, as was his uncle Jack Butler Yeats.
He was married to Gráinne, a singer and Irish harpist. They had four children: daughters Caitríona (a concert harpist), Siobhán (a patents professional) and Síle Yeats (a broadcaster with RTÉ); and a son Pádraig (an engineer).
See also
Reference
- Autobiography, 'Cast a cold eye', Blackwater Press, Dublin, ISBN 0 86121 968 6
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« 12th Seanad « Members of the 13th Seanad Éireann (1973–1977) » 14th Seanad » Administrative Panel Seán Brosnan (FF) • Philip Burton (FG) • Jack Garrett (FF) • Seán Keegan (FF) • Thomas Kilbride (FG) • Bernard McGlinchey (FF) • Andy O'Brien (FG)
Agricultural Panel Bob Aylward (FF) • Jack Barrett (FG) • Pierce Butler (FG) • Bernard Cowen (FF) • Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) • John Mannion, Jnr (FG) • Joe McCartin (FG) • Patrick McGowan (FF) • Cornelius O'Callaghan (FF) • William Ryan (FF) • Liam Whyte (FG)
Cultural and Educational Panel Kit Ahern (FF) • Billy Fox (FG) • Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) • Mary Walsh (FG) • Michael Yeats (FF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel John J. Brennan (FF) • Fad Browne (FF) • James Dooge (FG) • Denis Farrelly (FG) • Alexis FitzGerald, Snr (FG) • Brian Lenihan (FF) • Michael Moynihan (Lab) • Ted Russell (Ind) • Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)
Labour Panel John Boland (FG) • Seán Brosnahan (Ind) • Séamus Dolan (FF) • Des Hanafin (FF) • Jack Harte (Lab) • Fintan Kennedy (Lab) • Mark Killilea, Jnr (FF) • Michael Lyons (FG) • Bernard Markey (FG) • William O'Brien (FG) • Evelyn Owens (Lab)
National University of Ireland John Horgan (Lab) • Augustine Martin (Ind) • Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
University of Dublin Noel Browne (SLP) • Mary Robinson (Ind) • Trevor West (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach John Blennerhassett (FG) • Austin Deasy (FG) • Benjamin Guinness (FG) • Brendan Halligan (Lab) • Michael D. Higgins (Lab) • Patrick Kerrigan (Lab) • Patrick W. McGrath (FG) • Michael Mullen (Lab) • Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) • Paddy O'Toole (FG) • James Sanfey (FG)
Elected or nominated later 1975 Pat Codd (FG) • Roddy Connolly (Lab) • Jack Daly (FG) • Michael Ferris (Lab) • Mícheál Prendergast (??) • 1976 Vincent McHugh (FG) • Ruairi Quinn (Lab) • 1977 Liam Burke (FG) • Martin Finn (FG) • Frank King (Lab)
FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • SLP: Socialist Labour Party • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown party« 11th Seanad « Members of the 12th Seanad Éireann (1969–1973) » 13th Seanad » Cathaoirleach Michael Yeats (FF) • Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)Administrative Panel Liam Ahern (FF) • Richard Belton (FG) • Patrick Fitzsimons (??) • Jack Garrett (FF) • Patrick Malone (FG) • Patrick Norton (Lab) • Patrick J. Reynolds (FG)
Agricultural Panel Pierce Butler (FG) • John Doyle (FF) • Jack Fitzgerald (??) • John Mannion, Jnr (FG) • James Martin (FF) • Charles McDonald (FG) • Patrick McGowan (FF) • Andy O'Brien (FG) • Mícheál Prendergast (??) • Patrick W. Ryan (??) • William Ryan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel Kit Ahern (FF) • John Kelly (FG) • John J. Nash (FF) • Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) • Michael Yeats (FF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel Ruairí Brugha (FF) • Eileen Desmond (Lab) • James Dooge (FG) • Denis Farrelly (FG) • Alexis FitzGerald, Snr (FG) • Dermot Honan (FF) • Bernard McGlinchey (FF) • Ted Russell (Ind) • Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)
Labour Panel John Boland (FG) • Seán Brosnahan (Ind) • James Dunne (??) • Joseph Farrell (FF) • Des Hanafin (FF) • Fintan Kennedy (Lab) • Mark Killilea, Jnr (FF) • Michael Lyons (FG) • William O'Brien (FG) • Evelyn Owens (Lab) • Seán Walsh (FF)
National University of Ireland Bryan Alton (Ind) • John Horgan (Lab) • Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
University of Dublin William J.E. Jessop (Ind) • Mary Robinson (Ind) • Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach John J. Brennan (FF) • Micheál Cranitch (FF) • Brendan Crinion (FF) • Peggy Farrell (FF) • Thomas Flanagan (Ind) • Michael Gallanagh (??) • Neville Keery (FF) • Farrell McElgunn (FF) • Thomas Mullins (FF) • Terence O'Sullivan (FF) • William Sheldon (Ind)
Elected or nominated later 1970 Cornelius O'Callaghan (FF) • Seán Keegan (FF) • Trevor West (Ind)
« 10th Seanad « Members of the 11th Seanad Éireann (1965–1969) » 12th Seanad » Administrative Panel Liam Ahern (FF) • Kieran Egan (FF) • Patrick Fitzsimons (??) • Jack McQuillan (NPD) • Patrick O'Reilly (FG) • Éamon Rooney (FG) • Patrick Teehan (FF)
Agricultural Panel Jack Fitzgerald (??) • Patrick Malone (FG) • John Mannion, Snr (FG) • James Martin (FF) • Charles McDonald (FG) • Patrick McGowan (FF) • Patrick O'Reilly (FF) • Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) • Mícheál Prendergast (??) • Patrick W. Ryan (??) • William Ryan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) • John J. Nash (FF) • Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) • Michael O'Kennedy (FF) • John O'Quigley (??)
Industrial and Commercial Panel John J. Brennan (FF) • John Conlan (FG) • Mary Davidson (Lab) • Garret FitzGerald (FG) • Thomas Flanagan (Ind) • Dermot Honan (FF) • Bernard McGlinchey (FF) • Denis J. O'Sullivan (FG) • Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)
Labour Panel Seán Brosnahan (Ind) • Seán Browne (FF) • Victor Carton (??) • Patrick Crowley (Lab) • Séamus Dolan (FF) • James Dooge (FG) • Joseph Farrell (FF) • Mark Killilea, Snr (FF) • Vincent McHugh (FG) • Dominick Murphy (Lab) • John Ormonde (FF)
National University of Ireland Bryan Alton (Ind) • Dónall Ó Conalláin (Ind) • Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
University of Dublin William J.E. Jessop (Ind) • Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) • William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach Kit Ahern (FF) • Gerald Boland (FF) • John C. Cole (??) • Joseph Lenehan (FF) • Thomas Mullins (FF) • Nora Connolly O'Brien (FF) • Seán O'Donovan (??) • Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) • James Ryan (FF) • William Sheldon (Ind) • Michael Yeats (FF)
Elected or nominated later 1968 Farrell McElgunn (FF)
OFF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • NPD: National Progressive Democrats • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown party« 9th Seanad « Members of the 10th Seanad Éireann (1961–1965) » 11th Seanad » Administrative Panel Liam Ahern (FF) • Seán Brady (FF) • Cornelius Desmond (??) • Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FG) • Patrick Fitzsimons (??) • Gerry L'Estrange (FG) • Thomas Ruane (FF)
Agricultural Panel Jack Fitzgerald (??) • Daniel Hogan (FF) • Robert Lahiffe (FF) • John Mannion, Snr (FG) • Charles McDonald (FG) • Patrick O'Reilly (FF) • Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) • Mícheál Prendergast (??) • Patrick W. Ryan (??) • William Ryan (FF) • John Donnelly Sheridan (??)
Cultural and Educational Panel Michael Hayes (FG) • Eamonn Kissane (FF) • Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) • John J. Nash (FF) • Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel Gerald Boland (FF) • Mary Davidson (Lab) • Thomas Flanagan (Ind) • Patrick Lindsay (FG) • Bernard McGlinchey (FF) • Edward McGuire (??) • Daniel Moloney (FF) • Joseph Quigley (FG) • Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)
Labour Panel Seán Brosnahan (Ind) • Seán Browne (FF) • John Butler (Lab) • Victor Carton (??) • Patrick Crowley (Lab) • James Dooge (FG) • Joseph Farrell (FF) • Seán Hayes (FF) • Mark Killilea, Snr (FF) • Dominick Murphy (Lab) • Michael Yeats (FF)
National University of Ireland Dónall Ó Conalláin (Ind) • George O'Brien (Ind) • Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
University of Dublin William J.E. Jessop (Ind) • J. N. Ross (Ind) • William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach John J. Brennan (FF) • John C. Cole (??) • Gus Healy (FF) • Joe Mooney (FF) • Thomas Mullins (FF) • Tom Nolan (FF) • Nora Connolly O'Brien (FF) • Seán O'Donovan (??) • Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (??) • Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) • William Sheldon (Ind)
Elected or nominated later 1963 John Costelloe (??) • Batt Donegan (FF) • 1964 Kit Ahern (FF)
« 6th Seanad « Members of the 7th Seanad Éireann (1951–1954) » 8th Seanad » Administrative Panel Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) • Michael Hearne (??) • James J. McCrea (Lab) • James McGee (??) • Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) • Thomas Ruane (FF) • Patrick Teehan (FF)
Agricultural Panel Patrick Baxter (CnaT) • Bernard Commons (CnaT) • Patrick Gorry (FF) • James Kilroy (FF) • Michael Óg McFadden (FG) • William O'Callaghan (??) • Timothy O'Donovan (FG) • Martin O'Dwyer (??) • Patrick O'Reilly (FF) • William Quirke (??) • James Tunney (Lab)
Cultural and Educational Panel Michael Hayes (FG) • Frank Loughman (FF) • James B. Lynch (FF) • Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) • Patrick F. O'Reilly (??)
Industrial and Commercial Panel Denis Burke (FG) • Andrew Clarkin (FF) • James Douglas (Ind) • Jane Dowdall (FF) • Seán Hartney (FF) • Peter Lynch (??) • Edward McGuire (Ind) • Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (??) • Frederick Summerfield (??)
Labour Panel Pádraig Ághas (Ind) • John Butler (Lab) • Michael Colgan (Ind) • Noel Hartnett (CnaP) • Frederick Hawkins (??) • Seán Hayes (FF) • Vincent McHugh (FG) • William McMullen (FF) • John Meighan (CnaT) • Daniel O'Rourke (FF) • Seán Ruane (??)
National University of Ireland Henry Barniville (Ind) • Helena Concannon (FF) • George O'Brien (Ind)
University of Dublin Frederick Budd (Ind) • William Fearon (Ind) • William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach Daniel Corkery (FF) • Robert Farnan (??) • Seán Goulding (FF) • T. V. Honan (FF) • Joseph Johnston (??) • Eamonn Kissane (FF) • Seán O'Donovan (??) • Seán O'Grady (FF) • Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (??) • Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) • Michael Yeats (FF)
Elected or nominated later 1952 William J.E. Jessop (Ind) • 1953 John F. Cunningham (Ind)
FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • CnaP: Clann na Poblachta • CnaT: Clann na Talmhan • Lab: Labour Party • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown partyChairpersons of Seanad Éireann Lord Glenavy · Thomas Westropp Bennett · Seán Gibbons · Seán Goulding · Timothy O'Donovan · Liam Ó Buachalla · Patrick Baxter · Michael Yeats · Micheál Cranitch · James Dooge · Séamus Dolan · Charles McDonald · Tras Honan · Patrick J. Reynolds · Seán Doherty · Seán Fallon · Liam Naughten · Brian Mullooly · Liam T. Cosgrave · Rory Kiely · Pat Moylan · Paddy Burke
« 1973–1977 « Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1977–1979) » 1979–1984 » Seán Brosnan (FF) · Ruairí Brugha (FF) · Michael Herbert (FF) · Liam Kavanagh (LAB) · Gerry L'Estrange (FG) · Charles McDonald (FG) · Tom Nolan (FF) · Paddy Power (FF) · Richie Ryan (FG) · Michael Yeats (FF)
« 1973 « Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1973–1977) » 1977–1979 » Donal Creed (FG) · Thomas Dunne (FG) · Jim Gibbons (FF) · Michael Herbert (FF) · Liam Kavanagh (LAB) · Brian Lenihan (FF) · Gerry L'Estrange (FG) · Charles McDonald (FG) · Tom Nolan (FF) · Michael Yeats (FF)
Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1973) » 1973–1977 » Conor Cruise O'Brien (LAB) · Anthony Esmonde (FG) · Michael Herbert (FF) · Michael Hilliard (FF) · Justin Keating (LAB) · Charles McDonald (FG) · Farrell McElgunn (FF) · Tom Nolan (FF) · Richie Ryan (FG) · Michael Yeats (FF)
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