Lorcan George Sherlock (5 June 1874 – 26 December 1945) was an Irish businessman and politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1912 to 1915.
[1] In 1905, he was elected to Dublin Corporation, representing his local district, the Mountjoy ward.
[1][2] He was outspoken on workers' rights and made statements in support of trade unionism.
On 31 August a city-centre meeting called by Jim Larkin to address the workers was savagely baton-charged by the police, resulting in hundreds of injuries and the deaths of two civilians.
After the formation of the Irish Free State, Sherlock retired from politics, and instead performed the role of chief returning officer for the city of Dublin in the 1924, 1927, 1933 and 1937 general elections.