Nicholas Phelan
Nicholas Phelan | |
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.jpg) Phelan in August 1918 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
| Constituency | Waterford–Tipperary East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1893 |
| Died | 14 December 1942 (aged 49) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Nicholas Francis Phelan (19 September 1893 – 14 December 1942) was an Irish Labour Party politician. In 1918 Phelan was an organizer for the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU).[1] The union successfully campaigned for wage increases and against the use of non union labour.
He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford–Tipperary East constituency at the 1922 general election.[2] He did not contest the 1923 general election.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ The Irish Revolution, 1912–1923, p.58, Pat McCarthy, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 2015, ISBN 978-1-84682-410-4
- ^ "Nicholas Phelan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ "Nicholas Phelan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 November 2008.