Fintan Coogan, Snr

Fintan Coogan (13 April 1910cite web |url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=15&MemberID=222&ConstID=108 |title=Fintan (Senior) Coogan |work=Oireachtas Members Database |accessdate=2008-02-15] – 4 November 1984cite web |url=http://www.whb.ie/TheBoard/HistoryoftheBoard-1970to2000/file,473,en.PDF |title=Providing Health services for 30 Years |work=Western Health Board |accessdate=2008-02-15] ) was a Fine Gael politician from Galway in Ireland. A blacksmith before entering politics, he was a Teachta Dála (TD) for over twenty years, and served three times as Mayor of Galway.

Coogan unsuccessfully contested the 1951 general election in Galway West constituency, but won a seat in Dáil Éireann at the 1954 general election. He was re-elected five times until his defeat at the 1977 general election by his party colleague John Mannion.cite web |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=6543 |title=Fintan Coogan |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=2008-02-15]

A long-serving member of both Galway County Council and Galway City Council, Coogan served as mayor of Galway city from 1961 to 1962, 1969 to 1970 and 1974 to 1975.cite web |url=http://www.galwaycity.ie/AllServices/YourCouncil/MayorofGalwayCity/ |title=Mayor of Galway City |publisher=Galway City Council |accessdate=2008-02-15] He was a member of the Western Health Board from 1979 until his death, when he was succeeded on the board by his son Fintan Coogan, Jnr, who was then both a TD and a county councillor, and also served several terms as Mayor of Galway.

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