Edward Coey Bigger

Irish politician and physician (1861–1942)

Edward Coey Bigger
Senator
In office
17 September 1925 – 29 May 1936
Personal details
Born1861 (1861)
Belfast, Ireland
Died1 June 1942(1942-06-01) (aged 80–81)
County Kildare, Ireland
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Maude Coulter Warwick
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(m. 1886; died 1926)​
Children2, including Joseph
RelativesFrancis Joseph Bigger (brother)
Alma mater

Sir Edward Coey Bigger (1861 – 1 June 1942) was an Irish politician and physician.[1] He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1925 to 1936. He was first elected to the Seanad at the 1925 election for 9 years.[2] He was re-elected at the 1934 election for 3 years.[2]

He was chairman of the Irish Public Health Council, the Central Midwives Board for Ireland, and of the General Nursing Council for Ireland, and was the author of a report to the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust on the physical welfare of mothers and children in Ireland.[3] He was the Crown Representative for Ireland on the British General Medical Council from 1917 to 1927.[1]

One of his brothers was Francis Joseph Bigger. His son Joseph Warwick Bigger was a senator from 1947 to 1951.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Dempsey, Pauric J. "Bigger, Sir Edward Coey". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Edward Coey Bigger". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Obituary". British Medical Journal. 1 (4249): 740. 13 June 1942. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.4249.740. PMC 2162218.

External links

  • Works by or about Edward Coey Bigger at Internet Archive
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12 years
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9 years
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12 years
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9 years
Elected in 1925
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