Henry McDevitt
Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1904–1966)
Henry McDevitt | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1938 – June 1943 | |
Constituency | Donegal East |
Personal details | |
Born | 1904 (1904) County Donegal, Ireland |
Died | 4 January 1966(1966-01-04) (aged 61–62) County Donegal, Ireland |
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Relatives | Mark Reckless (grandson) |
Henry Aloysius McDevitt (1904 – 4 January 1966) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and barrister. He was elected, at his second attempt, to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal East constituency at the 1938 general election.[1] He did not contest the 1943 general election.[2]
McDevitt's grandson is Mark Reckless a former MP for Rochester and Strood (2010–2015),[3] and a former Member of the Senedd for South Wales East (2016-2021).[4]
References
- ^ "Henry McDevitt". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ "Henry McDevitt". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ "Over A Third Of Irish Want To Leave Euro For Pound". Mark Reckless MP. 5 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Grandson of FF TD in Donegal elected to Welsh Assembly for Eurosceptic UKIP". Donegal Now. 6 May 2016.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Donegal East constituency
This table is transcluded from Donegal East (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | ||||
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9th | 1937 | John Friel (FF) | Neal Blaney (FF) | James Myles (Ind) | Daniel McMenamin (FG) | ||||
10th | 1938 | Henry McDevitt (FF) | |||||||
11th | 1943 | Neal Blaney (FF) | William Sheldon (CnaT) | ||||||
12th | 1944 | William Sheldon (Ind) | |||||||
13th | 1948 | ||||||||
1948 by-election | Neil Blaney (FF) | ||||||||
14th | 1951 | Liam Cunningham (FF) | |||||||
15th | 1954 | ||||||||
16th | 1957 | ||||||||
17th | 1961 | Constituency abolished. See Donegal North-East and Donegal South-West |