Gerrard McGowan explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:July 1937
Term End:June 1938
Constituency:Dublin County
Party:Labour Party
Birth Place:Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland
Death Date:17 August 1971
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Spouse:Kay McGowan
Relatives:Jim Glennon (nephew)

Gerrard L. McGowan (died 17 August 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician.[1]

As a child, he had to flee his home with his family when the Black and Tans torched it in 1920.[1] A solicitor by profession, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin County constituency at the 1937 general election.[2] He did not contest the 1938 general election.[3] His nephew Jim Glennon was a Fianna Fáil TD.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gerrard McGowan was one of the top solicitors. Fingal Independent. 7 March 2007. 17 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Gerrard McGowan. Oireachtas Members Database. 8 November 2008.
  3. Web site: Gerrard McGowan. ElectionsIreland.org. 8 November 2008.
  4. Web site: Paper Prophet – Jim Glennon TD. Irish Independent. 24 July 2005. 17 October 2022.