Joseph Hannigan (1904 – 14 April 1957)[1] was an Irish politician and medical practitioner. Hannigan was first elected to Dáil Éireann as an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency at the 1937 general election.[2] He was re-elected at the 1938 general election, and in 1939 he joined the Labour Party.[3]

Joseph Hannigan
Senator
In office
8 September 1943 – 18 August 1944
ConstituencyAdministrative Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
July 1937 – June 1943
ConstituencyDublin South
Personal details
Born1904 (1904)
Dublin, Ireland
Died14 April 1957(1957-04-14) (aged 52–53)
Dublin, Ireland
Political party

He lost his seat at the 1943 general election.[3] He left the Labour Party in 1943. He was subsequently elected to the 4th Seanad in 1943 by the Administrative Panel. He did not contest the 1944 Seanad election.

References

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  1. ^ The Irish Times, 15 April 1957, page 3.
  2. ^ "Joseph Hannigan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Joseph Hannigan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 March 2009.