William Davin
William Davin | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1922 – 1 March 1956 | |
Constituency | Leix–Offaly |
Personal details | |
Born | Rathdowney, County Laois, Ireland | 19 February 1890
Died | 1 March 1956 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 66)
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse(s) | Brigid Leahy |
Children | 4 |
William Davin (19 February 1890 – 1 March 1956) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for over thirty years.[1] He was also a station-master.
His first candidacy for public office was at the 1922 general election, when he stood as a Labour Party candidate in the Leix–Offaly constituency.[2] He was returned to the 3rd Dáil, and was re-elected at each successive general election until his death in 1956.[3]
He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government from 1954 to 1956.[1]
For most of this period, he was the only Labour deputy from Laois–Offaly, but after the June 1927 general election he was joined in the short-lived 5th Dáil by John Gill, who lost his seat at the September 1927 general election.
Since Davin's death, Laois–Offaly has returned a Labour TD only twice: at the 1965 general election, when Henry Byrne was elected to the 18th Dáil, and at the 1992 general election, when Pat Gallagher was elected to the 27th Dáil.
References[]
- ^ a b "William Davin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Davin, William". Dictionary of Irish Biography. October 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "William Davin". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
External links[]
- Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource. . . Dublin:
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