Thomas Gavan Duffy
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Thomas Gavan Duffy was an Irish trade unionist and politician, 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.
Whitehaven (UK Parliament constituency)
Whitehaven was a constituency centred on the town of Whitehaven in Cumberland , which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was created in 1832 and renamed Copeland at the 1983 general election....
from 1922 to 1924.
Born in Dublin, Gavan-Duffy was educated by the Christian Brothers
Congregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...
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.