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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 |
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| office = [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]] |
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| term_start = 22 July 1954 |
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| term_end = 14 December 1961 |
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| constituency = [[Labour Panel]] |
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| death_date = 2 April 1960 |
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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 | |
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Senator | |
In office 22 July 1954 – 14 December 1961 | |
Constituency | Labour Panel |
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Died | 2 April 1960 |
Political party | Independent |
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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Frank Purcell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 7 February 2014.