John Meighan
Senator
In office
July 1954  March 1957
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
In office
August 1944  July 1954
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1943  May 1944
ConstituencyRoscommon
Personal details
Born1891 (1891)
County Roscommon, Ireland
Died4 March 1978(1978-03-04) (aged 86–87)
Political partyClann na Talmhan

John Joseph Meighan (1891 – 4 March 1978) was an Irish Clann na Talmhan politician.

A farmer by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon constituency at the 1943 general election.[1] He lost his seat at the 1944 general election, but was elected to the 5th Seanad at the 1944 Seanad election by the Labour Panel.[1] He was re-elected to the Seanad in 1948 and 1951. In 1954 he was nominated to the Seanad by the Taoiseach John A. Costello.[2] He was defeated at the 1957 Seanad election.

References

  1. 1 2 "John Meighan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  2. "John Meighan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2009.


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