Thomas Gavan-Duffy (25 September 1867 – 4 August 1932) was an Irish trade unionist and politician. He served as the member of parliament (MP) for Whitehaven from 1922 to 1924.
Born in Dublin, Gavan-Duffy was educated by the Christian Brothers there and became a district delegate for the Shop Assistants' Union. For 23 years he was general secretary of the Cumberland Iron Ore Miners' Association.'Mr Thomas Gavan-Duffy', The Times, 5 August 1932, p. 12
He unsuccessfully contested the Whitehaven constituency in 1918, won it in 1922, and lost it again in 1924.
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