Seán Patrick Campbell (1889 – 27 February 1950) was an

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Labour Party politician and

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official. He was a member of the Dublin Typographical Provident Society and served as the president of the

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in 1933. He was elected to

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in 1938 on the

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. In 1943 and 1944, he was

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to the Seanad. At the 1948 Seanad election, he was again elected by the Labour Panel. He died in office on 27 February 1950.

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1889 births 1950 deaths Labour Party (Ireland) senators Members of the 3rd Seanad Members of the 4th Seanad Members of the 5th Seanad Members of the 6th Seanad Trade unionists from Dublin (city) Nominated members of Seanad Éireann {{Ireland-senator-stub