Patrick Beegan
Patrick Beegan (26 May 1895 – 2 February 1958) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]
He was born in the townland of Oatfield, Cappataggle, County Galway, to John Beegan, a herdsman, and Mary Stephenson.[2]
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1932 general election when Fianna Fáil first came to power. He was re-elected for various Galway constituencies a further nine occasions.[3] In 1951 he was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance in Éamon de Valera's government. He served in that position until 1954, but was re-appointed in 1957 when Fianna Fáil returned to power.[citation needed]
Beegan served in that post until his sudden death on 2 February 1958.[4]
The subsequent by-election to fill Beegan's seat in the Galway South constituency was won by his nephew, Anthony Millar, whose mother, Mary, was Beegan's sister.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Patrick Beegan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Patrick Beegan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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