William Joseph Broderick (20 May 1877 – 1 June 1957) was an Irish politician and farmer. He was first elected to

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as a

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(TD) for the Cork East constituency at the 1932 general election. He was re-elected at the 1933 general election but lost his seat at the 1937 general election. At the 1938 general election, he was elected as a

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TD for the

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constituency. At the 1943 general election, he moved to the Cork South-East constituency, and was re-elected for this constituency at the 1944 general election. He did not contest the 1948 general election.

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1877 births 1957 deaths Cumann na nGaedheal TDs Fine Gael TDs Members of the 7th Dáil Members of the 8th Dáil Members of the 10th Dáil Members of the 11th Dáil Members of the 12th Dáil 20th-century Irish farmers Politicians from County Cork {{TeachtaDála-stub