Henry McDevitt

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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, former MP for Rochester and Strood in the UK Parliament (2010–2015),[3] and was a Member of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) for South Wales East, from 2016 to 2021.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Henry McDevitt". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Henry McDevitt". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Grandson of FF TD in Donegal elected to Welsh Assembly for Eurosceptic UKIP". Donegal Now. 6 May 2016.


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