John Thomas Donovan (1878 – 17 January 1922) was an Irish barrister and nationalist politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1914 to 1918.
Born in Belfast, Donovan was called to the bar at the King's Inns in 1914.
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. He did not defend his seat at the 1918 general election, 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.
References
- 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.
- ^ 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
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Thomas Donovan
- "Donovan, John Thomas" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 64 – via Wikisource.
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| Preceded byEdward Peter O'Kelly | Member of Parliament for West Wicklow 1914 – 1918 |
Succeeded byRobert Barton |
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