Edward Coey Bigger
Edward Coey Bigger | |
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In office 17 September 1925 – 29 May 1936 | |
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Born | 1861 (1861) Belfast, Ireland |
Died | 1 June 1942(1942-06-01) (aged 80–81) County Kildare, Ireland |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Maude Coulter Warwick (m. 1886; died 1926) |
Children | 2, including Joseph |
Relatives | Francis Joseph Bigger (brother) |
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Sir Edward Coey Bigger (1861 – 1 June 1942) was an Irish politician and physician.[1] He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1925 to 1936. He was first elected to the Seanad at the 1925 election for 9 years.[2] He was re-elected at the 1934 election for 3 years.[2]
He was chairman of the Irish Public Health Council, the Central Midwives Board for Ireland, and of the General Nursing Council for Ireland, and was the author of a report to the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust on the physical welfare of mothers and children in Ireland.[3] He was the Crown Representative for Ireland on the British General Medical Council from 1917 to 1927.[1]
One of his brothers was Francis Joseph Bigger. His son Joseph Warwick Bigger was a senator from 1947 to 1951.[3]
References
- ^ a b Dempsey, Pauric J. "Bigger, Sir Edward Coey". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Edward Coey Bigger". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Obituary". British Medical Journal. 1 (4249): 740. 13 June 1942. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.4249.740. PMC 2162218.
External links
- Works by or about Edward Coey Bigger at the Internet Archive
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- Feb. 1926 Samuel Lombard Brown (Ind)
- Jan. 1927 P. J. Brady (Ind)
- Mar. 1927 Patrick Hooper (Ind)
- Mar. 1928 Sir Walter Nugent (Ind)
- CnaG: Cumann na nGaedheal
- FP: Farmers' Party
- Lab: Labour Party
- Ind: Independent