Johnny Callanan
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Johnny (John) Callanan (May 20, 1910–June 15, 1982) was an Irish politician from County Galway, Ireland.
Callanan was born in the village of Kilconnell, near Ballinasloe, County Galway, to a farming family.
In the 1950s, Callanan was an active member of the Irish farmers' association Macra na Feirme.
Callanan belonged to the right-of-centre political party Fianna Fáil, and served as a Teachta Dála to Dáil Éireann for the Clare-Galway South (1973–1977) and Galway East (1977–1982) constituencies.
He was an uncle to the present Galway East TD, Joe Callanan.
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