Yeats Michael

Irish barrister and Fianna Fáil politician. His father was the poet W. B. Yeats, who also served as a member of Seanad, and his mother was Georgie Hyde-Lees. His sister Anne Yeats was a painter and designer. In 1961 he was elected to the 10th Seanad by the Labour Panel. In 1965 he was nominated by the Taoiseach Seán Lemass to the 11th Seanad. In 1969 he was elected to the 12th Seanad by the Cultural and Educational Panel, and re-elected to the 13th Seanad in 1973. In 1977, he was nominated by the Taoiseach Jack Lynch to the 14th Seanad. He resigned from the Seanad on 12 March 1980. He was married to Gráinne, a singer and Irish harpist. They had four children. He died on 3 January 2007. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less