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Seán Campbell (trade unionist)

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Seán Campbell
Senator
In office
8 September 1943 – 21 April 1948
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
In office
21 April 1948 – 27 February 1950
In office
7 September 1938 – 8 September 1943
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Personal details
Born
John Patrick Campbell

(1889-03-04)4 March 1889
Dublin, Ireland
Died27 February 1950(1950-02-27) (aged 60)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyLabour Party
SpouseEllen Donnelly
EducationSynge Street CBS

Seán Patrick Campbell (4 March 1889 – 27 February 1950) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.[1] He was a member of the Dublin Typographical Provident Society and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1933.[2]

He was born on 4 March 1889 in Dublin, the son of John Campbell, a labourer, and Isabella Campbell (née Darragh).[2] He was educated at Synge Street CBS, and then became an apprentice printer.[2]

In June 1927, he stood unsuccessfully as a Labour Party candidate in the Dublin South constituency, receiving 1,825 (3.4%) first preference votes.[2] He was elected to Seanad Éireann in 1938 on the Labour Panel.[1] In 1943 and 1944, he was nominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad. At the 1948 Seanad election, he was again elected by the Labour Panel.[1]

He was married to Ellen Donnelly; they had no children.[2] He died in office on 27 February 1950.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Seán Campbell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Dempsey, Pauric J. "Campbell, John Patrick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by President of the Irish Trades Union Congress
1933
Succeeded by
Preceded by Treasurer of the Irish Trades Union Congress
1934–1944
Succeeded by