Butler, Eleanor (c. 1915–1997)
Butler, Eleanor (c. 1915–1997)
Irish politician and architect. Name variations: Countess of Wicklow. Born Eleanor Butler, c. 1915, in Dublin, Ireland; died Feb 1997; dau. of Rudolph M. Butler (architect); m. William Howard, 8th earl of Wicklow, 1959.
At 6, contracted polio, remaining partially disabled throughout life; joined the Labour Party; elected a member of the Dublin Corporation (1943); nominated to the Seanad by the Taoiseach (John A. Costello, 1948); served in the Seanad (1948–51); represented Ireland at the Congress of Europe (1948–49); as an architect, was in business with father.
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