Fintan Coogan, Snr

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Fintan Coogan (13 April 1910[1] – 4 November 1984[2]) was a Fine Gael politician from Galway in Ireland. A blacksmith before entering politics, he was a Teachta Dála (TD) for over twenty years, and served three times as Mayor of Galway.

Coogan unsuccessfully contested the 1951 general election in Galway West constituency, but won a seat in Dáil Éireann at the 1954 general election. He was re-elected five times until his defeat at the 1977 general election by his party colleague John Mannion.[3]

A long-serving member of both Galway County Council and Galway City Council, Coogan served as mayor of Galway city from 1961 to 1962, 1969 to 1970 and 1974 to 1975.[4] He was a member of the Western Health Board from 1979 until his death, when he was succeeded on the board by his son Fintan Coogan, Jnr, who was then both a TD and a county councillor, and also served several terms as Mayor of Galway.[2]

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  1. ^ Fintan (Senior) Coogan. Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
  2. ^ a b Providing Health services for 30 Years. Western Health Board. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
  3. ^ Fintan Coogan. ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
  4. ^ Mayor of Galway City. Galway City Council. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.

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