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Patrick McGowan
Senator
In office
April 1987 – October 1999
In office
June 1965 – July 1981
Constituency Agricultural Panel
Personal details
Born (1926-07-16)16 July 1926
County Donegal, Ireland
Died 3 October 1999(1999-10-03) (aged 73)
County Donegal, Ireland
Political party Fianna Fáil
Occupation Politician, Farmer, Merchant

Patrick McGowan (16 July 1926 – 3 October 1999) was a Fianna Fáil politician in Ireland.

A farmer and potato merchant, he was an elected to Seanad Éireann from 1965 to 1981, and from 1987 to 1999. He was elected on the Agricultural Panel and served for 28 years.

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His son Patrick is a member of Donegal County Council for the Stranorlar electoral area, and was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2002 and 2007 Seanad elections, on the Agricultural Panel.

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