Patrick Beegan
1957–1958
February 1948 – 2 February 1958
July 1937 – February 1948
February 1932 – July 1937
Cappataggle, County Galway, Ireland
County Galway, Ireland
Patrick Beegan (26 May 1895 – 2 February 1958) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]
Early life and revolutionary period
He was born in the townland of Oatfield, Cappataggle, County Galway, to John Beegan, a herdsman, and Mary Stephenson.[2] Beegan claims that he was active with the Aughrim Company, Ballinasloe Battalion, Galway Brigade, Irish Volunteers from 1917.[3] During the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921), Beegan took part in general IRA activity and claims that he was Battalion Adjutant, Battalion Vice Commandant and Battalion Commandant of 3 Battalion, 1 Brigade (Galway), 1 Western Division, IRA during the Truce period (1921-1922). Taking the anti-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War (1922-1923), Beegan took part in several armed operations against National Army troops. He was captured in August 1922, interned by the Free State government, took took part in a 14 days hunger strike in October 1923 and was released in November 1923. Beegan unsuccessfully applied to the Irish government for a military service pension under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 but was awarded a Service (1917-1921) Medal in 1944. [4]
Politics
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.[5] In 1951 he was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance by Éamon de Valera's government. He served in that position until 1954, and was re-appointed in 1957 when Fianna Fáil returned to power. Beegan served in that post until his death on 2 February 1958.[6]
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.
- ^ See Beegan's successful application for a military service pension under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934. Available online at Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection - http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx?formtype=advanced. Reference number MSP34REF11932
- ^ Irish Military Archives, Military Service (1916-1923) Pension Collection, Patrick Beegan, MSP34REF11932
- ^ "Patrick Beegan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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Preceded by Michael Donnellan | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1951–1954 | Succeeded by Michael Donnellan |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1957–1958 | Succeeded by |
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||||||
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2nd | 1921 | Liam Mellows (SF) | Bryan Cusack (SF) | Frank Fahy (SF) | Joseph Whelehan (SF) | Pádraic Ó Máille (SF) | George Nicolls (SF) | Patrick Hogan (SF) | 7 seats 1921–1923 | ||||||||||
3rd | 1922 | Thomas O'Connell (Lab) | Bryan Cusack (AT-SF) | Frank Fahy (AT-SF) | Joseph Whelehan (PT-SF) | Pádraic Ó Máille (PT-SF) | George Nicolls (PT-SF) | Patrick Hogan (PT-SF) | |||||||||||
4th | 1923 | Barney Mellows (Rep) | Frank Fahy (Rep) | Louis O'Dea (Rep) | Pádraic Ó Máille (CnaG) | George Nicolls (CnaG) | Patrick Hogan (CnaG) | Seán Broderick (CnaG) | James Cosgrave (Ind) | ||||||||||
5th | 1927 (Jun) | Gilbert Lynch (Lab) | Thomas Powell (FF) | Frank Fahy[a] (FF) | Seán Tubridy (FF) | Mark Killilea Snr (FF) | Martin McDonogh (CnaG) | William Duffy (NL) | |||||||||||
6th | 1927 (Sep) | Stephen Jordan (FF) | Joseph Mongan (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||||
7th | 1932 | Patrick Beegan (FF) | Gerald Bartley (FF) | Fred McDonogh (CnaG) | |||||||||||||||
8th | 1933 | Mark Killilea Snr (FF) | Séamus Keely (FF) | Martin McDonogh (CnaG) | |||||||||||||||
1935 by-election | Eamon Corbett (FF) | ||||||||||||||||||
1936 by-election | Martin Neilan (FF) | ||||||||||||||||||
9th | 1937 | Constituency abolished. See Galway East and Galway West |
- ^ Frank Fahy served as Ceann Comhairle from 9 March 1932.