Gerrard McGowan

Irish politician (died 1971)

Gerrard McGowan

Teachta Dála
In office
July 1937 – June 1938
Constituency| Dublin County
Personal details
Born| Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland
Died| 17 August 1971
Dublin, Ireland
Political party| Labour Party
Spouse| Kay McGowan
Relatives| Jim Glennon (nephew)

Gerrard L. McGowan (died 17 August 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician.[1]

As a child, he had to flee his home with his family when the Black and Tans torched it in 1920.[1] A solicitor by profession, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin County constituency at the 1937 general election.[2] He did not contest the 1938 general election.[3] His nephew Jim Glennon was a Fianna Fáil TD.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Gerrard McGowan was one of the top solicitors". Fingal Independent. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
2. ^ "Gerrard McGowan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
3. ^ "Gerrard McGowan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
4. ^ "Paper Prophet – Jim Glennon TD". Irish Independent. 24 July 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin County constituency

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| Dáil | Election | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
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2nd | 1921  |  | Michael Derham
(SF)  |  | George Gavan Duffy
(SF)  |  | Séamus Dwyer
(SF)  |  | Desmond FitzGerald
(SF)  |  | Frank Lawless
(SF)  |  | Margaret Pearse
(SF)  | 6 seats
1921-1923
3rd | 1922  |  | Michael Derham
(PT-SF)  |  | George Gavan Duffy
(PT-SF)  |  | Thomas Johnson
(Lab)  |  | Desmond FitzGerald
(PT-SF)  |  | Darrell Figgis
(Ind)  |  | John Rooney
(FP)
4th | 1923  |  | Michael Derham
(CnaG)  |  | Bryan Cooper
(Ind)  |  | Desmond FitzGerald
(CnaG)  |  | John Good
(Ind)  |  | Kathleen Lynn
(Rep)  |  | Kevin O'Higgins
(CnaG)
1924 by-election |  | Batt O'Connor
(CnaG)
1926 by-election |  | William Norton
(Lab)
5th | 1927 (Jun)  |  | Patrick Belton
(FF)  |  | Seán MacEntee
(FF)
1927 by-election |  | Gearóid O'Sullivan
(CnaG)
6th | 1927 (Sep)  |  | Bryan Cooper
(CnaG)  |  | Joseph Murphy
(Ind)  |  | Seán Brady
(FF)
1930 by-election |  | Thomas Finlay
(CnaG)
7th | 1932  |  | Patrick Curran
(Lab)  |  | Henry Dockrell
(CnaG)
8th | 1933  |  | John A. Costello
(CnaG)  |  | Margaret Mary Pearse
(FF)
1935 by-election |  | Cecil Lavery
(FG)
9th | 1937  |  | Henry Dockrell
(FG)  |  | Gerrard McGowan
(Lab)  |  | Patrick Fogarty
(FF)  | 5 seats
1937-1948
10th | 1938  |  | Patrick Belton
(FG)  |  | Thomas Mullen
(FF)
11th | 1943  |  | Liam Cosgrave
(FG)  |  | James Tunney
(Lab)
12th | 1944  |  | Patrick Burke
(FF)
1947 by-election |  | Seán MacBride
(CnaP)
13th | 1948  |  | Éamon Rooney
(FG)  |  | Seán Dunne
(Lab)  | 3 seats
1948-1961
14th | 1951
15th | 1954
16th | 1957  |  | Kevin Boland
(FF)
17th | 1961  |  | Mark Clinton
(FG)  |  | Seán Dunne
(Ind)  | 5 seats
1961-1969
18th | 1965  |  | Des Foley
(FF)  |  | Seán Dunne
(Lab)
19th | 1969  | Constituency abolished. See Dublin County North and Dublin County South
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