Thomas Gavan Duffy

Thomas Gavan Duffy (25 September 1867 – 4 August 1932)[1] was an Irish trade unionist and politician. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Whitehaven from 1922 to 1924.

Born in Dublin, Gavan-Duffy was educated by the Christian Brothers there and became a district delegate for the Shop Assistants' Union. For 23 years he was general secretary of the Cumberland Iron Ore Miners' Association.[2]

He unsuccessfully contested the Whitehaven constituency in 1918, won it in 1922, and lost it again in 1924.[2][3]

References

  1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
  2. 1 2 'Mr Thomas Gavan-Duffy', The Times, 5 August 1932, p. 12
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 317. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
James Augustus Grant
Member of Parliament for Whitehaven
19221924
Succeeded by
Robert Hudson


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