Henry Morgan Dockrell

For other people named Henry Dockrell, see Henry Dockrell (disambiguation).

Henry Morgan Dockrell (17 April 1880 – 26 October 1955) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal and Fine Gael politician who was elected to both Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.^[1]

Henry Morgan Dockrell
Senator
In office 21 April 1948 – 14 August 1951
Constituency	Industrial and Commercial Panel
Teachta Dála
In office February 1932 – February 1948
Constituency	Dublin County
Personal details
Born	(1880-04-17)17 April 1880 Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
Died	26 October 1955(1955-10-26) (aged 75) Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael Cumann na nGaedheal
Spouse	Alice Evelyn Hayes ​ (m. 1906)​
Children	5, including Percy, Maurice and Marguerite
Parents	Maurice Dockrell (father) Margaret Shannon (mother)
Relatives	George Dockrell (brother)
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin

Early life

Dockrell was born on 17 April 1880 at the family home, 10 Waltham Terrace, Blackrock, Dublin.^[2] He was educated privately, and for a time at Trinity College Dublin (from 1898). He joined the family firm of Thomas Dockrell, Sons and Co. Ltd in 1900, becoming managing director and chairman on his father's death in 1929.

Family life

Dockrell married Alice Evelyn Hayes in June 1906, and they had four sons and one daughter.^[2] Two of his sons, Percy Dockrell and Maurice E. Dockrell were also Fine Gael TDs and councillors. His daughter was the swimmer, Marguerite Dockrell. His father, Sir Maurice Dockrell, was a Unionist Member of Parliament. His mother, Margaret Dockrell, was a suffragist, philanthropist, and councillor.^[3]

Politics

He was first elected at the 1932 general election as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin County constituency, and was re-elected five times for the same constituency until he retired at the 1948 general election.^[4]

After retiring from the Dáil, Dockrell was elected to the 6th Seanad by the Industrial and Commercial Panel in 1948, but was defeated in the 1951 election for the 7th Seanad.

See also

• Families in the Oireachtas

References

1. "Henry Morgan Dockrell". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
2. Dempsey, Pauric J.; Boylan, Shaun. "Dockrell, Henry Morgan". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
3. Dempsey, Pauric J.; Boylan, Shaun (2009). "Henry Morgan Dockrell In Dockrell, Sir Maurice Edward". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
4. "Henry Morgan Dockrell". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.