Frank Purcell
Irish politician
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| Intro | Irish politician | |
| Places | Ireland | |
| is | Activist Politician Trade unionist | |
| Work field | Activism Politics | |
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| Death | 2 April 1960 |
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Frank Purcell (died 2 April 1960) was an Irish politician and trade union official. He served as General Secretary of the ITGWU in 1948. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1954 to 1960. He was first elected to the 8th Seanad in 1954 by the Labour Panel. He was re-elected at the 1957 election but died in office in 1960. Edward Browne was elected to fill the vacancy.