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]
edward, coey, bigger, 1861, june, 1942, irish, politician, physician, independent, member, seanad, Éireann, from, 1925, 1936, first, elected, seanad, 1925, election, years, elected, 1934, election, years, senatorin, office, september, 1925, 1936personal, detai. Sir Edward Coey Bigger 1861 1 June 1942 was an Irish politician and physician 1 He was an independent member of Seanad Eireann 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 Edward Coey BiggerSenatorIn office 17 September 1925 29 May 1936Personal detailsBorn1861 1861 Belfast IrelandDied1 June 1942 1942 06 01 aged 80 81 County Kildare IrelandPolitical partyIndependentSpouseMaude Coulter Warwick m 1886 died 1926 wbr Children2 including JosephRelativesFrancis Joseph Bigger brother Alma materQueen s University BelfastLondon HospitalHe 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 edit a b Dempsey Pauric J Bigger Sir Edward Coey Dictionary of Irish Biography Retrieved 20 January 2024 a b Edward Coey Bigger Oireachtas Members Database Retrieved 22 January 2012 a b Obituary British Medical Journal 1 4249 740 13 June 1942 doi 10 1136 bmj 1 4249 740 PMC 2162218 External links editWorks by or about Edward Coey Bigger at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Coey Bigger amp oldid 1210005656, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,