Michael Colgan
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| In office 21 April 1948 – 22 June 1953 | |
| In office 8 September 1943 – 18 August 1944 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
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| Died | 22 June 1953 |
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Michael Colgan (died 22 June 1953) was an Irish independent politician and trade union official. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1943 to 1944 and from 1948 to 1953. He was first elected to the 4th Seanad in 1943 by the Labour Panel.[1]
He stood unsuccessfully for Dáil Éireann as an National Labour Party candidate for the Dublin North-East constituency at the 1944 general election,[2] and also lost his seat at the 1944 Seanad election. He was re-elected to the Seanad in 1948 and in 1951 again by the Labour Panel.[2] He died in office in June 1953.[1]
He was the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1942, and president of the Congress of Irish Unions in 1950.
| Trade union offices | ||
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| New office | General Secretary of the Irish Bookbinders' and Allied Trades Union 1920–1953 |
Succeeded by Terence Farrell |
| Preceded by | President of the Irish Trades Union Congress 1942 |
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| Preceded by | President of the Congress of Irish Unions 1950 |
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