Thomas Gavan-Duffy (25 September 1867 – 4 August 1932) was an Irish trade unionist and politician. He served as the

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(MP) for

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from 1922 to 1924. Born in

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, 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.'Mr Thomas Gavan-Duffy', ''

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'', 5 August 1932, p. 12 He unsuccessfully contested the Whitehaven constituency in 1918, won it in 1922, and lost it again in 1924.

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* 1867 births 1932 deaths English trade unionists Irish trade unionists Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Politicians from County Dublin UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 {{UK-trade-unionist-bio-stub