Thomas McLoughlin

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Thomas McLoughlin (1896-1971) was an Irish engineer.

Born in Drogheda, Ireland, McLoughlin studied at University College Dublin and the University College Galway. After qualifying as an electrical engineer, he worked with Siemens in Berlin. He was impressed with the success of electrifying Pomerania, an area in Germany similar in scale to Ireland. McLoughlin promoted the concept of using the River Shannon as a basis for a hydro-electric and electrification scheme. He succeeded in having scheme adopted against intense political opposition. He later served as Managing Director of the ESB, the state electrical authority.