Researching Philip Mcguigan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16 people with the Mcguigan surname? In that year Mcguigan was ranked number 3563 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Philip means "lover of horses" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Philip Mcguigan on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Philip Mcguigan and the Mcguigan Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 3843 people with the Mcguigan surname in the UK? Mcguigan is now ranked number 1492 for popularity in the UK. |
Mcguigan Family History Databases
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Philip McGuigan
Philip McGuigan (born 1973) is a Sinn Féin former member of Ballymoney Borough Council in Northern Ireland and MLA. He was raised in Swatragh, County Londonderry.
McGuigan was elected to the Assembly in 2003 representing North Antrim. He was elected to the Ballymoney Council in 2001, aged 27, with the highest vote of any of the 16 elected council and then elected to the Causeway Coast and Glens Council in 2013.He and his family reside in Dunloy. McGuigan was elected in the Assembly elections for North Antrim in 2003 but stood aside before Daithí McKay contested the election on behalf of Sinn Féin in 2007. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2005 general election to the House of Commons also for North Antrim. He returned to the Assembly in 2016, replacing McKay following the latter's resignation. In the 2017 Assembly elections, McGuigan became the first Sinn Féin candidate to top the poll in the North Antrim constituency.
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