Michael Duffy (Irish politician)

Michael Duffy (died 1957) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official from Dunshaughlin, County Meath.^[1][2]

Michael Duffy
Senator
In office 11 December 1922 – 29 May 1936
Personal details
Born	County Meath, Ireland
Died	1957
Political party	Labour Party

He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1922 to 1936. He was a member of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1934.^[3] He was elected to the Free State Seanad for 9 years at the 1922 election, and was re-elected for another 9 years at the 1931 election.^[1] He served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936. He died in 1957.^[4]

References

1. "Michael Duffy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
2. "Residents of a house 67 in Dunshaughlin Town". National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
3. "Members of the First Seanad: Biographies – Duffy, Michael". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
4. The Meath Chronicle: 21 Sept 1957, p. 1

Political offices
Preceded by Seán Campbell	President of the Irish Trades Union Congress 1934	Succeeded by P. J. Cairns