Charles Fagan (1 October 1881 – 8 May 1974) was an Irish politician. A farmer before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a National Centre Party

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(TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency at the 1933 general election. He became a

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TD on 8 September 1933 when

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and the National Centre Party, along with the

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merged to form the new party of Fine Gael. He was elected as a Fine Gael TD for the Meath–Westmeath constituency at the 1937 general election. He was re-elected at the 1938,

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and

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general elections. He left Fine Gael in 1947. He was elected as an

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TD for Longford–Westmeath at the 1948 and

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general elections. He re-joined Fine Gael in 1954 and was elected as a Fine Gael TD for Longford–Westmeath at the 1954 general election, and was re-elected at the 1957 general election. He did not contest the 1961 general election.

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