Henry McDevitt

Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1904–1966)


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::summary Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1904–1966) ::

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FieldValue
nameHenry McDevitt
officeTeachta Dála
term_startJune 1938
term_endJune 1943
constituencyDonegal East
nationalityIrish
partyFianna Fáil
birth_date
birth_placeCounty Donegal, Ireland
death_date
death_placeCounty Donegal, Ireland
relativesMark Reckless (grandson)
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| name = Henry McDevitt | image = | office = Teachta Dála | term_start = June 1938 | term_end = June 1943 | constituency = Donegal East | nationality = Irish | party = Fianna Fáil | birth_date = | birth_place = County Donegal, Ireland | death_date = | death_place = County Donegal, Ireland | alma_mater = | education = | spouse = | children = | 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. He did not contest the 1943 general election.

McDevitt's grandson is Mark Reckless a former MP for Rochester and Strood (2010–2015), and a former Member of the Senedd for South Wales East (2016-2021).

References

References

  1. "Henry McDevitt". Oireachtas Members Database.
  2. "Henry McDevitt". ElectionsIreland.org.
  3. (5 December 2010). "Over A Third Of Irish Want To Leave Euro For Pound". Mark Reckless MP.
  4. (6 May 2016). "Grandson of FF TD in Donegal elected to Welsh Assembly for Eurosceptic UKIP". Donegal Now.

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