Education
Born in Drogheda, but resident in Mullaghbawn, South Armagh since childhood, O'Hanlon studied at University College Dublin.
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Paddy O'Hanlon
Edit Profilepolitician Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland
Career
Prominent in the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association, he was elected at the Northern Ireland general election, 1969, as an independent Nationalist MP for South Armagh. The Parliament of Northern Ireland was abolished in 1973, and O'Hanlon was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing Armagh. In the Assembly, he was the SDLP's Chief Whip.
O'Hanlon stood for the Westminster constituency of Armagh at the February 1974 general election, taking second place, with 29.3% of the votes cast. He stood for the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention and the 1982 Assembly in Armagh, but on both occasions was narrowly beaten by fellow party member Hugh News. O'Hanlon died on 7 April 2009 in Dublin's Mater Hospital following a short illness.
He was 65 years old.
Achievements
Membership
[1st Northern Ireland Assembly (1973–1974)]
Following this second loss, O'Hanlon left active politics and qualified as a barrister. He remained a member of the SDLP.
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Nationality
United Kingdom -
Political Party
Labour Party