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

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
2. "John Thomas Donovan (1878 - 1922)". The Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Edward Peter O'Kelly	Member of Parliament for West Wicklow 1914 – 1918	Succeeded by Robert Barton