Nicholas Phelan

Nicholas Francis Phelan (19 September 1893 – 14 December 1942) was an Irish Labour Party politician. In 1918 Phelan was a organizer for the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU).[1] The union successfully campaigned for wage increases and against the use of non union labour.

Nicholas Phelan
Phelan in August 1918
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1922  August 1923
ConstituencyWaterford–Tipperary East
Personal details
Born(1893-09-19)19 September 1893
Died14 December 1942(1942-12-14) (aged 49)
NationalityIrish
Political partyLabour Party

He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford–Tipperary East constituency at the 1922 general election.[2] He did not contest the 1923 general election.[3]

References

  1. The Irish Revolution, 1912–1923, p.58, Pat McCarthy, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 2015, ISBN 978-1-84682-410-4
  2. "Nicholas Phelan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
  3. "Nicholas Phelan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
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