Michael O'Higgins

Michael O'Higgins
Michael O'Higgins
	O'Higgins in 1971
Leader of the Seanad
	In office; 1 June 1973 – 16 August 1977
Taoiseach	Liam Cosgrave
Preceded by	Thomas Mullins
Succeeded by	Eoin Ryan Snr
Senator
	In office; 1 June 1973 – 27 October 1977
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
	In office; 5 November 1969 – 1 June 1973
Constituency	Cultural and Educational Panel
	In office; 14 August 1951 – 18 May 1954
Constituency	Administrative Panel
Teachta Dála
	In office; October 1961 – June 1969
Constituency	Wicklow
	In office; May 1954 – October 1961
	In office; February 1948 – May 1951
Constituency	Dublin South-West
Personal details
Born	1 November 1917; Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland
Died	9 March 2005 (aged 87); Galway, Ireland
Party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins (m. 1958⁠–⁠2005)
Relations	Thomas F. O'Higgins (father); Kevin O'Higgins (uncle); Tom O'Higgins (brother); Patrick Hogan (father-in-law); Timothy Sullivan (great-grandfather); Iseult O'Malley (cousin); Chris O'Malley (cousin); Tim Healy (grand-uncle-in-law);
Children	9
Education	St Mary's College, Dublin; Clongowes Wood College;
Alma mater	University College Dublin; Law Society of Ireland;

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Michael Joseph O'Higgins (1 November 1917 – 9 March 2005) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Leader of the Seanad from 1973 to 1977. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1948 to 1951 and 1954 to 1969. He also served as a Senator from 1951 to 1954 and 1973 to 1977.

The son of prominent Fine Gael politician Thomas F. O'Higgins, Michael and his brother Tom both entered the Dáil in 1948 and served there for a number of decades. While Tom built a reputation as a liberal, Michael mirrored their father and was considered a conservative.