Patrick McGowan (Irish politician)
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.

In 1970 he agreed to pay £3,900 including costs to a Donegal Businessman, Daniel Brolly, in a High Court case after he was accused of Adultery.

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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1926 births
1999 deaths
Members of Donegal County Council
Fianna Fáil senators
Members of the 11th Seanad
Members of the 12th Seanad
Members of the 13th Seanad
Members of the 14th Seanad
Members of the 18th Seanad
Members of the 19th Seanad
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Members of the 21st Seanad
20th-century Irish farmers
Place of birth missing
Agricultural Panel senators