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May 26, 1895 Died on 02 Feb 1958 (aged 62)
Irish politician
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About Patrick Beegan
- Patrick Beegan (26 May 1895 – 2 February 1958) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.He was born in the townland of Oatfield, Cappataggle, County Galway, to John Beegan, a herdsman, and Mary Stephenson.He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1932 general election when Fianna Fáil first came to power.
- He was re-elected for various Galway constituencies a further nine occasions.
- In 1951 he was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance in Éamon de Valera's government.
- He served in that position until 1954, but was re-appointed in 1957 when Fianna Fáil returned to power. Beegan served in that post until his sudden death on 2 February 1958.The subsequent by-election to fill Beegan's seat in the Galway South constituency was won by his nephew, Anthony Millar, whose mother, Mary, was Beegan's sister.
