Gerrard McGowan

Gerrard L. McGowan (died 17 August 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician.^[1]

Gerrard McGowan
Teachta Dála
In office July 1937 – June 1938
Constituency	Dublin County
Personal details
Born	Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland
Died	(1971-08-17)17 August 1971 Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse	Kay McGowan
Relatives	Jim Glennon (nephew)

As a child, he had to flee his home with his family when the Black and Tans torched it in 1920.^[1] A solicitor by profession, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin County constituency at the 1937 general election.^[2] He did not contest the 1938 general election.^[3] His nephew Jim Glennon was a Fianna Fáil TD.^[4]