About William Fearon
Lived 1892 – 1959 (aged 67). William Fearon was an Irish and British politician and chemist.
William Robert Fearon (14 October 1892 – 27 December 1959) was an Irish politician and academic. He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1943 to 1959.
He was educated at St Andrew's College, Dublin and Trinity College Dublin. He received a BA in natural science in 1915, and then entered medical school, although it was several years before he took his medical degree. He was re-elected at the 1944, 1948, 1951, 1954 and 1957 elections. In 1937, he wrote a play called Parnell of Avondale.
He died on 27 December 1959, aged 67, at Monkstown Hospital, Dublin; he never married.
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Who was William Fearon?
Irish politician and academic (1892-1959)
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William Fearon was born on 14 October 1892.
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William Fearon died on 27 December 1959.
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William Fearon was a politician and chemist.
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William Fearon was Irish and British.
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