About Thomas Gavan Duffy
Lived 1867 – 1932 (aged 64). Thomas Gavan Duffy was a British trade unionist and politician.
Thomas Gavan-Duffy (25 September 1867 – 4 August 1932) was an Irish trade unionist and politician. He served as the member of parliament (MP) for Whitehaven from 1922 to 1924.
Born in Dublin, Gavan-Duffy was educated by the Christian Brothers there and became a district delegate for the Shop Assistants' Union. For 23 years he was general secretary of the Cumberland Iron Ore Miners' Association.
He unsuccessfully contested the Whitehaven constituency in 1918, won it in 1922, and lost it again in 1924.
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Who was Thomas Gavan Duffy?
Irish politician (1867-1932)
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Thomas Gavan Duffy was born on 25 September 1867.
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Thomas Gavan Duffy died on 4 August 1932.
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Thomas Gavan Duffy was a trade unionist and politician.
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Thomas Gavan Duffy was British.
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