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He was born in the ] of Oatfield, ], ], to John Beegan, a herdsman, and Mary Stephenson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/05a9f20332142|title=General Registrar's Office|last=|first=|date=|website=IrishGenealogy.ie|publisher=|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> He was born in the ] of Oatfield, ], ], to John Beegan, a herdsman, and Mary Stephenson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/05a9f20332142|title=General Registrar's Office|last=|first=|date=|website=IrishGenealogy.ie|publisher=|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref>


He was first elected to ] at the ] when Fianna Fáil first came to power. He was re-elected for various ] constituencies a further nine occasions.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1780|title=Patrick Beegan|work=ElectionsIreland.org|accessdate=2 July 2012}}</ref> In 1951 he was appointed to the position of ] to the ] in ]'s government. He served in that position until 1954, but was re-appointed in 1957 when Fianna Fáil returned to power. He was first elected to ] at the ] when Fianna Fáil first came to power. He was re-elected for various ] constituencies a further nine occasions.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1780|title=Patrick Beegan|work=ElectionsIreland.org|accessdate=2 July 2012}}</ref> In 1951 he was appointed to the position of ] to the ] in ]'s government. He served in that position until 1954, but was re-appointed in 1957 when Fianna Fáil returned to power.{{fact}}


Beegan served in that post until his sudden death on 2 February 1958.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/6b3c768076405|title=General Registrar's Office|last=|first=|date=|website=IrishGenealogy.ie|publisher=|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> Beegan served in that post until his sudden death on 2 February 1958.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/6b3c768076405|title=General Registrar's Office|last=|first=|date=|website=IrishGenealogy.ie|publisher=|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref>


The subsequent ] to fill Beegan's seat in the ] constituency was won by his nephew, ], whose mother, Mary, was Beegan's sister. The subsequent ] to fill Beegan's seat in the ] constituency was won by his nephew, ], whose mother, Mary, was Beegan's sister.{{fact}}
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Patrick Beegan (26 May 1895 – 2 February 1958) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.

He was born in the townland of Oatfield, Cappataggle, County Galway, to John Beegan, a herdsman, and Mary Stephenson.

He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1932 general election when Fianna Fáil first came to power. He was re-elected for various Galway constituencies a further nine occasions. In 1951 he was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance in Éamon de Valera's government. He served in that position until 1954, but was re-appointed in 1957 when Fianna Fáil returned to power.

Beegan served in that post until his sudden death on 2 February 1958.

The subsequent by-election to fill Beegan's seat in the Galway South constituency was won by his nephew, Anthony Millar, whose mother, Mary, was Beegan's sister.

References

  1. "Patrick Beegan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. "Patrick Beegan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  4. "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
Political offices
Preceded byMichael Donnellan Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance
1951–1954 		Succeeded byMichael Donnellan
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance
1957–1958 		Succeeded byGerald Bartley


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