Fintan Coogan Snr
Teachta Dála
In office
May 1954 – June 1977
ConstituencyGalway West
Personal details
Born(1910-04-13)13 April 1910
County Galway, Ireland
Died4 November 1984(1984-11-04) (aged 74)
County Galway, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
ChildrenFintan Coogan Jnr

Fintan Coogan (13 April 1910 – 4 November 1984) was an Irish Fine Gael politician.[1][2] 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 the 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.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Providing Health services for 30 Years" (PDF). Western Health Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  2. ^ "Fintan Coogan". Oireachtas Members Database. 18 May 1977. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Fintan Coogan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Mayors of Galway". Galway City Council. Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2008.

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Civic offices Preceded byJames Redington Mayor of Galway 1961–1962 Succeeded byPatrick D. Ryan Preceded byBobby Molloy Mayor of Galway 1969–1970 Succeeded byMartin Divilly Preceded byPatrick O'Flaherty Mayor of Galway 1974–1975 Succeeded byMary Byrne
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