Gerrard McGowan
Gerrard McGowan | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office July 1937 – June 1938 | |
| Constituency | Dublin County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 17 August 1971 Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Kay McGowan |
| Relatives | Jim Glennon (nephew) |
Gerrard L. McGowan (died 17 August 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician.[1]
As a child, he had to flee his home with his family when the Black and Tans torched it in 1920.[1] A solicitor by profession, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin County constituency at the 1937 general election.[2] He did not contest the 1938 general election.[3] His nephew Jim Glennon was a Fianna Fáil TD.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Gerrard McGowan was one of the top solicitors". Fingal Independent. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Gerrard McGowan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ "Gerrard McGowan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ "Paper Prophet – Jim Glennon TD". Irish Independent. 24 July 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2022.