Michael Duffy (Irish politician)
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Irish politician and trade unionist (died 1957)
Michael Duffy | |
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| Senator | |
| In office 11 December 1922 – 29 May 1936 | |
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| Born | County Meath, Ireland |
| Died | 1957 |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Michael Duffy (died 1957) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official from Dunshaughlin, County Meath.[1] [2]
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
[edit ]- ^ a b "Michael Duffy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Residents of a house 67 in Dunshaughlin Town". National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Members of the First Seanad: Biographies – Duffy, Michael". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ The Meath Chronicle: 21 Sept 1957, p. 1
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| Preceded by | President of the Irish Trades Union Congress 1934 |
Succeeded by P. J. Cairns
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