Seán Campbell (trade unionist)
Seán Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 8 September 1943 – 21 April 1948 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| In office 21 April 1948 – 27 February 1950 | |
| In office 7 September 1938 – 8 September 1943 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Patrick Campbell 4 March 1889 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 27 February 1950 (aged 60) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Ellen Donnelly |
| Education | Synge Street CBS |
Seán Patrick Campbell (4 March 1889 – 27 February 1950) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.[1] He was a member of the Dublin Typographical Provident Society and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1933.[2]
He was born on 4 March 1889 in Dublin, the son of John Campbell, a labourer, and Isabella Campbell (née Darragh).[2] He was educated at Synge Street CBS, and then became an apprentice printer.[2]
In June 1927, he stood unsuccessfully as a Labour Party candidate in the Dublin South constituency, receiving 1,825 (3.4%) first preference votes.[2] He was elected to Seanad Éireann in 1938 on the Labour Panel.[1] In 1943 and 1944, he was nominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad. At the 1948 Seanad election, he was again elected by the Labour Panel.[1]
He was married to Ellen Donnelly; they had no children.[2] He died in office on 27 February 1950.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Seán Campbell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Dempsey, Pauric J. "Campbell, John Patrick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- 1889 births
- 1950 deaths
- Labour Panel senators
- Labour Party (Ireland) senators
- Labour Party (Ireland) candidates in Dáil elections
- Members of the 3rd Seanad
- Members of the 4th Seanad
- Members of the 5th Seanad
- Members of the 6th Seanad
- Nominated members of Seanad Éireann
- People educated at Synge Street CBS
- Trade unionists from Dublin (city)