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David Madden (politician)

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David Madden
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1948 – 31 July 1955
ConstituencyLimerick West
Senator
In office
27 April 1938 – 4 February 1948
ConstituencyIndustrial and Commercial Panel
Personal details
Born1880 (1880)
County Limerick, Ireland
Died31 July 1955(1955-07-31) (aged 74–75)
County Limerick, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael

David John Madden (1880 – 31 July 1955) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, farmer and auctioneer. He was elected to Seanad Éireann in April 1938 by the Industrial and Commercial Panel. He was re-elected to the Seanad in July 1938, 1943 and 1944.[1]

He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick West constituency at the 1948 general election.[1] He was re-elected at the 1951 and 1954 general elections. He died in office in 1955 during the 15th Dáil; the resulting by-election, held on 13 December 1955, was won by Michael Colbert of Fianna Fáil.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "David Madden". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
  2. ^ "David Madden". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 6 December 2008.