Fintan Coogan, Snr
Fintan Coogan (13 April 1910[1] – 4 November 1984[2]) was a Fine Gael politician from Galway in Ireland. A blacksmith before entering politics, he was a Teachta Dála (TD) for over twenty years, and served three times as Mayor of Galway.
Coogan unsuccessfully contested the 1951 general election in Galway West constituency, but won a seat in Dáil Éireann at the 1954 general election. He was re-elected five times until his defeat at the 1977 general election by his party colleague John Mannion.[3]
A long-serving member of both Galway County Council and Galway City Council, Coogan served as mayor of Galway city from 1961 to 1962, 1969 to 1970 and 1974 to 1975.[4] He was a member of the Western Health Board from 1979 until his death, when he was succeeded on the board by his son Fintan Coogan, Jnr, who was then both a TD and a county councillor, and also served several terms as Mayor of Galway.[2]
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- Role of Honor:The Mayors of Galway City 1485-2001, William Henry, Galway, 2002. ISBN 0906312509
- ^ "Fintan (Senior) Coogan". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=15&MemberID=222&ConstID=108. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ a b "Providing Health services for 30 Years". Western Health Board. Archived from the original on 2007-11-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20071119034823/http://www.whb.ie/TheBoard/HistoryoftheBoard-1970to2000/file,473,en.PDF. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Fintan Coogan". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=6543. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Mayor of Galway City". Galway City Council. http://www.galwaycity.ie/AllServices/YourCouncil/MayorofGalwayCity/. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Redington |
Mayor of Galway 1961–1962 |
Succeeded by Patrick D. Ryan |
| Preceded by Bobby Molloy |
Mayor of Galway 1969–1970 |
Succeeded by Martin Divilly |
| Preceded by Patrick O'Flaherty |
Mayor of Galway 1974–1975 |
Succeeded by Mary Byrne |
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