Seán Broderick (1890 – 20 August 1953) was an Irish politician. He was Officer Commanding, 4th Battalion, Galway Brigade of the

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(IRA) during the

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. Broderick came from Prospect Hill,

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. In 1919, while an officer of the IRA in Galway, he was arrested by the

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after one of their number had been shot dead during an altercation at a railway station. He was summarily put against a wall, shot, and left for dead; however, he had only been lightly wounded and managed to escape and go on the run. He survived the war to lead the IRA into

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on the day the British left. He was first elected to

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as a

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(TD) for the

constituency at the 1923 general election. He was re-elected at each subsequent election until lost his seat at the 1943 general election. From the 1937 general election onwards, he was elected as a

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TD for the Galway East constituency.

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1890 births 1953 deaths Cumann na nGaedheal TDs Fine Gael TDs Members of the 4th Dáil Members of the 5th Dáil Members of the 6th Dáil Members of the 7th Dáil Members of the 8th Dáil Members of the 9th Dáil Members of the 10th Dáil Politicians from County Galway {{TeachtaDála-stub