James O'Keeffe

For the American political activist, see James O'Keefe.

Not to be confused with Jim O'Keeffe, Cork South-West politician.

James Joseph O'Keeffe (1912 – 20 May 1986) was an Irish Fine Gael politician.^[1] A merchant and company director, he was a member of the Seanad from 1956 to 1961. During this period he also stood unsuccessfully for Dáil Éireann in the Dublin South-West constituency at the 1951 and 1957 general elections. He succeeded at the third attempt in being elected for Dublin South-West in 1961.^[2] However he lost his seat at the 1965 general election despite increasing his vote. He stood again in 1969 and 1977 in the newly created Dublin Rathmines West but did not regain his seat.

James O'Keeffe
O'Keefe in 1963
Teachta Dála
In office October 1961 – April 1965
Constituency	Dublin South-West
Senator
In office 14 May 1956 – 14 December 1961
Constituency	Industrial and Commercial Panel
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office 1974–1975
Preceded by	Frank Cluskey (1969)
Succeeded by	Paddy Dunne
In office 1962–1963
Preceded by	Robert Briscoe
Succeeded by	Seán Moore
Personal details
Born	1912 (1912) Dublin, Ireland
Died	20 May 1986(1986-05-20) (aged 73–74) Dublin, Ireland
Party	Fine Gael

O'Keeffe meeting with John F. Kennedy during a visit to the White House in May 1963

He was also Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1962 to 1963, and from 1974 to 1975.^[3]