Henry McDevitt

Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1904–1966)

Henry McDevitt
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1938 – June 1943
ConstituencyDonegal East
Personal details
Born1904 (1904)
County Donegal, Ireland
Died4 January 1966(1966-01-04) (aged 61–62)
County Donegal, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
RelativesMark 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

  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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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)
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