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

"House of Commons constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
'Mr Thomas Gavan-Duffy', The Times, 5 August 1932, p. 12
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.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Gavan Duffy

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Augustus Grant	Member of Parliament for Whitehaven 1922 – 1924	Succeeded by Robert Hudson
Trade union offices
Preceded by James Flynn	General Secretary of the Cumberland Iron Ore Miners' and Kindred Trades' Association 1907–1929	Succeeded by Position abolished

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[rayment-1] "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 21 April 2009.

[TimesObit-2] 'Mr Thomas Gavan-Duffy', The Times, 5 August 1932, p. 12

[craig1918-1949-3] 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.