John Donovan (Irish politician)
John Thomas Donovan (1878 – 17 January 1922)[1] was an Irish barrister and nationalist politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1914 to 1918.
Born in Belfast,[2] Donovan was called to the bar at the King's Inns in 1914.[3]
He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Wicklow at a by-election in August 1914, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edward Peter O'Kelly.[4] He did not defend his seat at the 1918 general election,[4] when it was won by the Sinn Féin candidate. He stood instead in South Donegal, where he was defeated by Sinn Féin's Peter J. Ward.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
- ^ "John Thomas Donovan (1878 - 1922)". The Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ Arthur G. M. Hesilrige, ed. (1918). Debrett's House of Commons and The Judicial Bench 1918. London: Dean and Son. p. 48. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ a b Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801–1922. A New History of Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 382. ISBN 0901714127. ISSN 0332-0286.
- ^ Walker, op. cit., page 387
External links[edit]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Thomas Donovan
- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource.
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