Researching Mickey Smyth
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2798 people with the Smyth surname? In that year Smyth was ranked number 1420 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Mickey means "Form of MICHAEL. who is like God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Mickey Smyth on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mickey Smyth and the Smyth Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 14447 people with the Smyth surname in the UK? Smyth is now ranked number 400 for popularity in the UK. |
Smyth Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Smyth surname in the USA? Smyth is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Smyth Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Mickey Smyth. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mickey Smyth
Mickey Smyth
Michael Smyth (27 April 1921 – 7 May 1981) was an Irish trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was Mayor of Galway from 1971 to 1972.
Smyth was one of six children born to Patrick Smyth and Barbara Crowley of Prospect Hill, Galway City. He was a shop steward in the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, and in 1963 became a founder member of the city's first credit union, St. Columba's Credit Union Limited, Mervue. He was to continue working for the Credit Union for the rest of his life. He was a member, and later chairman, of the Trades Council, joined the Labour Party in the 1950s, later becoming a member of its constituency council.
Smyth was elected to Galway Corporation in the early 1960s and was elected Mayor on 5 July 1971. It was under his auspices that the first Mayoral Ball was held, at Seapoint, Salthill, on 29 February 1872. At his instigation, cross-border holidays were held for children from Derry, a city he visited while Mayor.
He did not seek re-election to the council in June 1974.
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