Nicholas Phelan | |
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.jpg) Phelan in August 1918 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
| Constituency | Waterford–Tipperary East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1893-09-19)19 September 1893 |
| Died | 14 December 1942(1942-12-14) (aged 49) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Nicholas Francis Phelan (19 September 1893 – 14 December 1942) was an IrishLabour Party politician. In 1918 Phelan was an organizer for theIrish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU).[1] The union successfully campaigned for wage increases for farm labourers and others against the use of non union labour.
He was elected toDáil Éireann as a Labour PartyTeachta Dála (TD) for theWaterford–Tipperary East constituency at the1922 general election.[2] He did not contest the1923 general election.[3]