Seán Campbell (trade unionist) explained

Office:Senator
Term Start:8 September 1943
Term End:21 April 1948
Constituency:Nominated by the Taoiseach
Term Start1:21 April 1948
Term End1:27 February 1950
Term Start2:7 September 1938
Term End2:8 September 1943
Constituency2:Labour Panel
Birth Name:John Patrick Campbell
Birth Date:4 March 1889
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Party:Labour Party
Education:Synge Street CBS
Spouse:Ellen Donnelly

Seán Patrick Campbell (4 March 1889 – 27 February 1950) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.[1] He was a member of the Dublin Typographical Provident Society and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1933.[2]

He was born on 4 March 1889 in Dublin, the son of John Campbell, a labourer, and Isabella Campbell (née Darragh).[2] He was educated at Synge Street CBS, and then became an apprentice printer.[2]

In June 1927, he stood unsuccessfully as a Labour Party candidate in the Dublin South constituency, receiving 1,825 (3.4%) first preference votes.[2] He was elected to Seanad Éireann in 1938 on the Labour Panel.[1] In 1943 and 1944, he was nominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad. At the 1948 Seanad election, he was again elected by the Labour Panel.[1]

He was married to Ellen Donnelly; they had no children.[2] He died in office on 27 February 1950.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seán Campbell. Oireachtas Members Database. 5 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Campbell, John Patrick. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Dempsey. Pauric J.. 1 March 2024.