John Callanan (20 May 1910 – 15 June 1982) was an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christian ...

politician from

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. Callanan was born in the village of Kilconnell, near

Ballinasloe Ballinasloe ( ; ) is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway in Connacht. Located at an ancient crossing point on the River Suck, evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of Bronze Age sites. Built around a 12th-c ...

, County Galway, to a farming family. In the 1950s, he was an active member of the Irish farmers' youth association Macra na Feirme. Callanan was first elected to

Dáil Éireann Dáil Éireann ( , ; ) is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann (the upper house).Article 15.1.2º of the Constitution of Ireland r ...

as Fianna Fáil

Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish language, Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms s ...

(TD) for the Clare–South Galway constituency at the 1973 general election, and re-elected at the 1977 general election for the new

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constituency. He held that seat at the next two general elections, but died in office in 1982. The resulting by-election for his seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate

Noel Treacy Noel Treacy (18 December 1951 – 2 February 2022) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency from 1982 to 2011. He served as Minister of State in a number of departments over his c ...

. He was an uncle of the former Galway East TD, Joe Callanan who served from 2002 to 2007.

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1910 births 1982 deaths Politicians from County Galway Fianna Fáil TDs Members of the 20th Dáil Members of the 21st Dáil Members of the 22nd Dáil Members of the 23rd Dáil {{TeachtaDála-stub

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