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'''Frank Purcell''' (died 2 April 1960) was an Irish politician and [[trade union]] official. He served as General Secretary of the [[Irish Transport and General Workers' Union|ITGWU]] in 1948.<ref name=oireachtas_db/> He was an [[Independent politician|independent]] member of [[Seanad Éireann]] from 1954 to 1960. He was first elected to the [[8th Seanad]] in 1954 by the [[Labour Panel]].<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=8&MemberID=1639&ConstID=206|title=Mr. Frank Purcell|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=7 February 2014}}</ref> He was re-elected at the 1957 election but died in office in 1960. [[Edward Browne (Irish politician)|Edward Browne]] was elected to fill the vacancy.
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'''Frank Purcell''' (died 2 April 1960) was an Irish politician and [[trade union]] official. He served as General Secretary of the [[Irish Transport and General Workers' Union]] in 1948.<ref name=oireachtas_db/> He was an [[Independent politician (Ireland)|independent]] member of [[Seanad Éireann]] from 1954 to 1960. He was elected to the [[8th Seanad]] in 1954 by the [[Labour Panel]].<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Frank-Purcell.S.1956-05-14/|title=Frank Purcell|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=7 February 2014}}</ref> He was re-elected at the 1957 election but died in office in 1960. [[Edward Browne (Irish politician)|Edward Browne]] was elected to fill the vacancy.


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Frank Purcell
Senator
In office
22 July 1954 – 14 December 1961
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Personal details
Died2 April 1960
Political partyIndependent

Frank Purcell (died 2 April 1960) was an Irish politician and trade union official. He served as General Secretary of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union in 1948.[1] He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1954 to 1960. He was elected to the 8th Seanad in 1954 by the Labour Panel.[1] He was re-elected at the 1957 election but died in office in 1960. Edward Browne was elected to fill the vacancy.

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  1. ^ a b "Frank Purcell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 7 February 2014.