Joseph Michael Sheridan (27 November 1914 – 30 September 2000) was an Irish politician, originally with Fine Gael but for most of his career an independent.
[1][2] Sheridan came from Colmcille in County Longford, and had three brothers and two sisters.
[1] An auctioneer and farmer by profession,[2] he was elected to Westmeath County Council,[1] and then to Seanad Éireann by the Agricultural Panel at a by-election on 14 May 1956.
[2] In spite of his Fine Gael background, he supported the minority Fianna Fáil government.
He concentrated on local constituency needs, with the electoral slogan "Vote for Joe, the Man you Know.