Michael Colgan (politician)
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Michael Colgan | |
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Senator | |
In office 21 April 1948 – 22 June 1953 | |
In office 8 September 1943 – 18 August 1944 | |
Constituency | Labour Panel |
Personal details | |
Died | 22 June 1953 |
Political party | |
Michael Colgan (died 22 June 1953) was an Irish independent politician and trade union official. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1943 to 1944 and from 1948 to 1953. He was first elected to the 4th Seanad in 1943 by the Labour Panel.[1]
He stood unsuccessfully for Dáil Éireann as an National Labour Party candidate for the Dublin North-East constituency at the 1944 general election,[2] and also lost his seat at the 1944 Seanad election. He was re-elected to the Seanad in 1948 and in 1951 again by the Labour Panel.[2] He died in office in June 1953.[1]
He was the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1942, and president of the Congress of Irish Unions in 1950.
References
- ^ a b "Michael Colgan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Michael Colgan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
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