Charles Fagan (Irish politician)

Charles Fagan
Teachta Dála
In office February 1948 – October 1961
In office January 1933 – July 1937
Constituency	Longford–Westmeath
In office July 1937 – February 1948
Constituency	Meath–Westmeath
Personal details
Born	(1881-10-01)1 October 1881 County Westmeath, Ireland
Died	8 May 1974(1974-05-08) (aged 92) County Westmeath, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael National Centre Party

Charles Fagan (1 October 1881 – 8 May 1974) was an Irish politician. A farmer before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a National Centre Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency at the 1933 general election. He became a Fine Gael TD on 8 September 1933 when Cumann na nGaedheal and the National Centre Party, along with the Army Comrades Association merged to form the new party of Fine Gael. He was elected as a Fine Gael TD for the Meath–Westmeath constituency at the 1937 general election. He was re-elected at the 1938, 1943 and 1944 general elections.

He left Fine Gael in 1947. He was elected as an Independent TD for Longford–Westmeath at the 1948 and 1951 general elections. He re-joined Fine Gael in 1954 and was elected as a Fine Gael TD for Longford–Westmeath at the 1954 general election, and was re-elected at the 1957 general election. He did not contest the 1961 general election.