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Patrick McGowan
Senator
In office
25 April 1987 – 3 October 1999
In office
23 June 1965 – 8 October 1981
ConstituencyAgricultural Panel
Personal details
Born(1926-07-16)16 July 1926
County Donegal, Ireland
Died3 October 1999(1999-10-03) (aged 73)
County Donegal, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
OccupationPolitician, Hotelier

Patrick McGowan (16 July 1926 – 3 October 1999) was an Irish politician (Senator) and hotelier from Ballybofey, Co.Donegal[1]

As the eldest son of a prominent Donegal business family, Patrick owned both the Inter County Hotel and the Ostán na Rosann Hotel in Co Donegal.[2] Patrick's father, Paddy McGowan Senior, was one of the founding members of Fianna Fail in Co.Donegal. [3]

Patrick was first elected to Donegal County Council in 1960 and had been a leading member of Fianna Fail in the county, representing the Finn Valley area. He was a elected to Seanad Éireann from 1965 to 1981, and from 1987 to 1999. [3] He was elected to the Agricultural Panel on which he served for 28 years[4] and was a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Health and Education.

In 1970 he agreed to pay £3,900 including costs to a Donegal businessman, Daniel Brolly, to settle a High Court action for criminal conversation arising from alleged adultery.[5]

His son, Patrick is an elected Councillor for Donegal County Council for the Stranorlar electoral area and Cathaoirleach of the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District serving since 2019 for Lifford–Stranorlar. In 2018, he was elected as Mayor of the Stranorlar Municipal District and in 2022, was elected as the new vice-president of the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG). [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Patrick McGowan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
  2. ^ Oireachtas, Houses of the (12 October 1999). "Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy. – Seanad Éireann (21st Seanad) – Tuesday, 12 Oct 1999 – Houses of the Oireachtas". www.oireachtas.ie. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Tributes paid to Donegal senator Paddy McGowan". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Patrick McGowan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
  5. ^ "High Court action against senator settled for £3,900". The Irish Times. 6 June 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. ^ Duffy, Connie (14 October 2022). "Killygordon councillor Patrick McGowan elected as vice-president of the AILG". www.donegallive.ie. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
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