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Frank Purcell

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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.

References

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