Michael Colgan (politician)

Irish politician and trade unionist (died 1953) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

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Michael Colgan
Senator
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21 April 1948  22 June 1953
In office
8 September 1943  18 August 1944
ConstituencyLabour Panel
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Died22 June 1953
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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.

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