John Meighan
Irish politician (1891–1978)
John Meighan | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 22 July 1954 – 22 May 1957 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| In office 18 August 1944 – 22 July 1954 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1943 – May 1944 | |
| Constituency | Roscommon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1891 (1891) County Roscommon, Ireland |
| Died | 4 March 1978(1978-03-04) (aged 86–87) |
| Political party | Clann na Talmhan |
John Joseph Meighan (1891 – 4 March 1978) was an Irish Clann na Talmhan politician.
A farmer by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon constituency at the 1943 general election.[1] He lost his seat at the 1944 general election, but was elected to the 5th Seanad at the 1944 Seanad election by the Labour Panel.[1] He was re-elected to the Seanad in 1948 and 1951. In 1954 he was nominated to the Seanad by the Taoiseach John A. Costello.[2] He was defeated at the 1957 Seanad election.
References
- ^ a b "John Meighan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "John Meighan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Roscommon constituency
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| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1923 | George Noble Plunkett (Rep) | Henry Finlay (CnaG) | Gerald Boland (Rep) | Andrew Lavin (CnaG) | ||||
| 1925 by-election | Martin Conlon (CnaG) | ||||||||
| 5th | 1927 (Jun) | Patrick O'Dowd (FF) | Gerald Boland (FF) | Michael Brennan (Ind) | |||||
| 6th | 1927 (Sep) | ||||||||
| 7th | 1932 | Daniel O'Rourke (FF) | Frank MacDermot (NCP) | ||||||
| 8th | 1933 | Patrick O'Dowd (FF) | Michael Brennan (CnaG) | ||||||
| 9th | 1937 | Michael Brennan (FG) | Daniel O'Rourke (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1948 | |||||
| 10th | 1938 | ||||||||
| 11th | 1943 | John Meighan (CnaT) | John Beirne (CnaT) | ||||||
| 12th | 1944 | Daniel O'Rourke (FF) | |||||||
| 13th | 1948 | Jack McQuillan (CnaP) | |||||||
| 14th | 1951 | John Finan (CnaT) | Jack McQuillan (Ind) | ||||||
| 15th | 1954 | James Burke (FG) | |||||||
| 16th | 1957 | ||||||||
| 17th | 1961 | Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) | Brian Lenihan Snr (FF) | Jack McQuillan (NPD) | |||||
| 1964 by-election | Joan Burke (FG) | ||||||||
| 18th | 1965 | Hugh Gibbons (FF) | |||||||
| 19th | 1969 | Constituency abolished. See Roscommon–Leitrim | |||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd | 1981 | Terry Leyden (FF) | Seán Doherty (FF) | John Connor (FG) | |||
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | Liam Naughten (FG) | |||||
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | ||||||
| 25th | 1987 | ||||||
| 26th | 1989 | Tom Foxe (Ind) | John Connor (FG) | ||||
| 27th | 1992 | Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon | |||||
