Michael Keogh, known as Max Keogh (died April 2001) was a nationalist politician

Politician

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 and journalist

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 in Northern Ireland

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Based in Newry

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, Keogh became the editor of the Frontier Sentinel.

Keogh was elected to Newry Urban District Council, as a member of the Anti-Partition League of Ireland, and became Chairman in 1949, holding the post until 1958. He held various posts in the Nationalist Party

Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)

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, including Secretary of the party's Executive from 1966. He was also elected Secretary of the Newry branch of Unity

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In 1967, Keogh was elected to the Parliament of Northern Ireland

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, representing the Nationalists in South Down

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. He held his seat until the Parliament was abolished in 1973. He was invited to join the Social Democratic and Labour Party

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on its formation, but chose to remain a Nationalist Party member.