Michael Dundon

Michael Dundon
Michael Dundon
Minister for Health
In office
April 1922 – 2 January 1924
Monarch George V of the United Kingdom
Leader of the Labour Party in Parliament
In office
16 August 1927 – 29 November 1928
Preceded by William Savona
Succeeded by Paul Boffa
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office
30 August 1925 – 16 August 1927
Member of Parliament
In office
1921–1929
Personal details
Born 10 November 1854
Ireland
Died 5 April 1936
Political party Labour (PL)

Dr Michael Dundon Lt. Col Royal Army Medical Corp (November 12, 1854 – April 5, 1936) was a Maltese politician of Irish birth. He was the 7th child of William and Ellen Dundon, Barnakyle, Patrickswell, County Limerick, Ireland. He was educated at Queen's College, Cork, and at the Cecilia Street Hospital. Dublin, and graduated as M.D.,M.Ch. of the Queen's, afterwards the Royal, University of Ireland, in 1876. Entering the Army as surgeon on July 30th, 1881, he became lieutenant-colonel after twenty years' service, and retired on December 11th, 1907. He served in the South African War from 1899 to 1901, and took part in operations in the Orange Free State (including actions at Hautnek and Zand River) and in the Transvaal (including actions at Johannesburg and Pretoria and in Cape Colony) and received the Queen's medal with four clasps. Following his service in South Africa he was stationed in Malta. He rejoined for service in the war of 1914-18.

He became the first leader in Parliament of the Maltese Labour Party from 1926 to 1927 serving as Minister for health from 1926-27. He resigned his position of Partit Laburista on 29 November 1927 for health reasons and was succeeded by Dr Paul Boffa MD. He was married to Rebecca Madrona on 7 July 1885 (died January 14th, 1918) and had two children, Francis Michael Dundon (died August, 10th, 1888 aged 17 months) and Ellen Rebecca Dundon who died unmarried October 4th,1980. He has a bridge dedicated to him on the island.

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