Seán Keegan

Seán Keegan
Teachta Dála
In office June 1977 – November 1982
Constituency	Longford–Westmeath
Senator
In office 16 June 1970 – 16 June 1977
Constituency	Administrative Panel
Personal details
Born	(1930-02-02)2 February 1930 County Westmeath, Ireland
Died	9 July 2007(2007-07-09) (aged 77) County Westmeath, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Mary Keegan
Children	5

Seán Keegan (2 February 1930 – 9 July 2007) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.

Biography

A farmer from Kilbeggan, County Westmeath, his father had been active in the Irish War of Independence. He was elected to Westmeath County Council in 1955. He contested his first general election in 1965 at the behest of Seán Lemass. Keegan was elected to the 12th Seanad on 16 June 1970 at a by-election to the Administrative Panel. He was re-elected to the Seanad in 1973, having been an unsuccessful candidate at the 1973 general election.^[1]

At the 1977 general election, he was elected to the Dáil as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency, with his surplus votes helping to elect Albert Reynolds, also for the first time.^[2] He was re-elected twice, at the 1981 and the February 1982 general elections. He lost his seat at the November 1982 general election.^[3]

References

1. "Seán Keegan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
2. "Death of former TD and Senator Seán Keegan". Irish Independent. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
3. "Seán Keegan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 September 2008.