Carmencita Hederman
{{Short description|Irish politician (born 1939)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| office = Senator
| term_start = 1 November 1989
| term_end = 17 February 1993
| constituency = Dublin University
| office1 = Lord Mayor of Dublin
| term_start1 = 3 June 1987
| term_end1 = 5 June 1988
| predecessor1 = Bertie Ahern
| successor1 = Ben Briscoe
| birth_name = Carmencita Cruess Callaghan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|10|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Independent
| spouse = {{marriage|William Hederman|1962|2016|end=d.}}
| children = 5
| relatives = Joseph Cruess Callaghan (uncle)
| education =
| alma_mater = Trinity College Dublin
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Carmencita Hederman ({{nee|Cruess Callaghan}}; born 23 October 1939) is a former Irish Independent politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1987 to 1988 and a Senator for the Dublin University constituency from 1989 to 1992.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Carmencita-Hederman.S.1989-01-10/|title=Carmencita Hederman|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=10 April 2009|archive-date=14 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314115148/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Carmencita-Hederman.S.1989-01-10|url-status=live}}
Political career
She was a member of Dublin City Council from 1974 to 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.wendyhederman.ie/pd4/library3.nsf/(WebFiles)/074F448871AD079580256E7D0052A2D5/$FILE/PD_NewslettersWH.pdf|title=Progressive Democrats Newsletter 2004|work=wendyhederman.ie|date=June 2004|access-date=10 April 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118174457/http://www.wendyhederman.ie/pd4/library3.nsf/%28WebFiles%29/074F448871AD079580256E7D0052A2D5/%24FILE/PD_NewslettersWH.pdf|archivedate=18 November 2007|url-status=dead}}
She was the daughter of George Cruess Callaghan and sister of Frank Cruess Callaghan, both successful businessmen as well as the niece of Joseph Cruess Callaghan.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/business/frank-cruess-callaghan-26219036.html|title=Frank Cruess Callaghan|website=Independent.ie|date=28 March 2004|access-date=6 June 2017|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924142405/https://www.independent.ie/business/frank-cruess-callaghan-26219036.html|url-status=live}} She was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1987 to 1988 during the Dublin Millennium celebrations.{{cite web|url=https://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/2020-09/lord-mayors-of-dublin-1665-2021.pdf|title=Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020 |work=Dublin City Council|date=June 2020|access-date=18 November 2023}} She was elected to the Seanad in 1989 for the Dublin University constituency.{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=8558|title=Carmencita Hederman|website=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=6 June 2017|archive-date=26 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226185255/https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=8558|url-status=live}}
Family
Her husband was William Hederman (from 1962 until his death on 30 December 2016). A third-generation doctor and surgeon, Billy Hederman—son of William, a general practitioner on the staff of Limerick County Hospital in Croom and Ethel (née Hannigan) Hederman—was president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland from 1990 to 1992 and later president of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland.{{cite web|author=Barry O'Donnell|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/william-p-hederman-1.2980988|title=William P Hederman|website=Irishtimes.com|date=20 February 2017|access-date=6 June 2017|archive-date=27 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427025121/http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/william-p-hederman-1.2980988|url-status=live}}
Her daughter, Wendy Hederman, was also later councillor on Dublin City Council, representing the Progressive Democrats.{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=249|title=Wendy Hederman|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=15 June 2009|archive-date=7 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107023424/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=249|url-status=live}}
References
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{{Members of the 19th Seanad}}
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Category:Independent members of Seanad Éireann
Category:Members of the 19th Seanad
Category:20th-century women members of Seanad Éireann
Category:Lord mayors of Dublin
Category:Women mayors of places in Ireland
Category:Members of Seanad Éireann for Dublin University
Category:Independent local councillors in the Republic of Ireland