Patrick Cogan (2 January 1902 – 5 January 1977) was an Irish politician. He was born on 2 January 1902, the only son and fourth among five children of Hugh Cogan, a farmer, of

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, and Katherine Cogan (née Nolan) of

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. The family lived at Ballykilduff near Tullow. He was educated at Ballyconnell national school,

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, and joined the

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in the mid-1920s, retiring in 1928 to take over the Ballykilduff farm. A prominent member of the Irish Farmer's Federation and its political wing, the National Agricultural Party, he was unsuccessful as a Farmers' candidate for Wicklow at the 1937 general election but was elected a member of

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from 1937 to 1960. He was elected to

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at the 1938 general election as an

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(TD) for the

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constituency. At the 1943 general election he was elected as a

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TD for Wicklow and he was re-elected at the 1944 general election. He was deputy leader of the party for a time but left

in 1946 owing to his disagreement with its vociferous radical element. At the

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and

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general elections, he was again elected as an independent TD. Having joined

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in 1953, he lost his seat at the 1954 general election. He was subsequently elected to the

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on the

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as a Fianna Fáil member. He was defeated at the 1957 Seanad election.

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*''Members and Messengers: Carlow's 20th century parliamentarians'' by John O'Donovan {{DEFAULTSORT:Cogan, Patrick 1902 births 1977 deaths Independent TDs Clann na Talmhan TDs Fianna Fáil senators Members of the 10th Dáil Members of the 11th Dáil Members of the 12th Dáil Members of the 13th Dáil Members of the 14th Dáil Members of the 8th Seanad 20th-century Irish farmers Independent local councillors in the Republic of Ireland Garda Síochána officers Police officers from County Carlow Agricultural Panel senators Fianna Fáil candidates in Dáil elections Members of Carlow County Council