John Meighan
John Meighan | |
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Senator | |
In office 22 July 1954 – 22 May 1957 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
In office 18 August 1944 – 22 July 1954 | |
Constituency | Labour Panel |
Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1943 – May 1944 | |
Constituency | Roscommon |
Personal details | |
Born | 1891 County Roscommon, Ireland |
Died | 4 March 1978 | (aged 86–87)
Political party | Clann na Talmhan |
John Joseph Meighan (1891 – 4 March 1978) was an Irish Clann na Talmhan politician.
A farmer by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon constituency at the 1943 general election.[1] He lost his seat at the 1944 general election, but was elected to the 5th Seanad at the 1944 Seanad election by the Labour Panel.[1] He was re-elected to the Seanad in 1948 and 1951. In 1954 he was nominated to the Seanad by the Taoiseach John A. Costello.[2] He was defeated at the 1957 Seanad election.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "John Meighan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "John Meighan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
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