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

Ireland

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 Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...

 party politician

Politician

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 from County Galway

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Callanan was born in the village of Kilconnell

Kilconnell

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

Macra na feirme

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Callanan was elected as the 1973 general election

Irish general election, 1973

The Irish general election of 1973 was held on 28 February 1973. The newly elected 144 members of the 20th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 4 March when the new Taoiseach and government were appointed....

 as Teachta Dála

Teachta Dála

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 (TD) for the Clare-Galway South

Clare-Galway South (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Clare–Galway South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1977...

 constituency, and re-elected at the 1977 election

Irish general election, 1977

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 for the new Galway East 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 the Fianna Fáil candidate Noel Treacy

Noel Treacy

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He was an uncle to the former Galway East TD, Joe Callanan

Joe Callanan

Joe Callanan is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was born in Kilconnell, County Galway. He is a former Teachta Dála for the Galway East constituency. Callanan was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election but lost his seat at the 2007 general election.He is a nephew of a...

 who served from 2002 to 2007.

See also

• Families in the Oireachtas
  Families in the Oireachtas
  There is a tradition in Irish politics of having family members succeed each other, frequently in the same parliamentary seat. This article lists families where two or more members of that family have been members of either of the houses of the Oireachtas or of the European Parliament...