Patrick McGovern (Irish politician)

Irish politician (1875–1949)

Patrick McGovern

Teachta Dála
In office
January 1933 – June 1943
Constituency| Cavan
Personal details
Born| 1875 (1875)
Bawnboy, County Cavan, Ireland
Died| 7 February 1949(1949-02-07) (aged 73–74)
County Cavan, Ireland
Political party|

* Fine Gael
* National Centre Party

Spouse| Dinah McManus
Children| 10

Patrick Gregory McGovern (1875 – 7 February 1949) was an Irish politician. He was born in Clarbally townland near Bawnboy, County Cavan, the son of farmer Gregory McGovern and his wife Mary King of Derrynacreeve, County Cavan.[1] He attended Bawnboy National School. In 1909 he married Dinah McManus and had ten children, seven sons and three daughters, living on Borim (Kinawley), Dernacrieve, Swanlinbar.[2]

He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1933 general election as a National Centre Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan constituency.[3] He was re-elected at the 1937 general election for the same constituency as a Fine Gael TD, and again re-elected at the 1938 general election. He lost his seat at the 1943 general election.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911". nationalarchives.ie. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
2. ^ "National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911". nationalarchives.ie. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
3. ^ "Patrick McGovern". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
4. ^ "Patrick McGovern". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 May 2009.

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Cavan constituency

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| Dáil | Election | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party)

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2nd | 1921  |  | Arthur Griffith
(SF)  |  | Paul Galligan
(SF)  |  | Seán Milroy
(SF)  | 3 seats
1921–1923
3rd | 1922  |  | Arthur Griffith
(PT-SF)  |  | Walter L. Cole
(PT-SF)  |  | Seán Milroy
(PT-SF)
4th | 1923  |  | Patrick Smith
(Rep)  |  | John James Cole
(Ind)  |  | Seán Milroy
(CnaG)  |  | Patrick Baxter
(FP)
1925 by-election |  | John Joe O'Reilly
(CnaG)
5th | 1927 (Jun)  |  | Paddy Smith
(FF)  |  | John O'Hanlon
(Ind)
6th | 1927 (Sep)  |  | John James Cole
(Ind)
7th | 1932  |  | Michael Sheridan
(FF)
8th | 1933  |  | Patrick McGovern
(NCP)
9th | 1937  |  | Patrick McGovern
(FG)  |  | John James Cole
(Ind)
10th | 1938
11th | 1943  |  | Patrick O'Reilly
(CnaT)
12th | 1944  |  | Tom O'Reilly
(Ind)
13th | 1948  |  | John Tully
(CnaP)  |  | Patrick O'Reilly
(Ind)
14th | 1951  |  | Patrick O'Reilly
(FG)
15th | 1954
16th | 1957
17th | 1961  |  | Séamus Dolan
(FF)  | 3 seats
1961–1977
18th | 1965  |  | John Tully
(CnaP)  |  | Tom Fitzpatrick
(FG)
19th | 1969  |  | Patrick O'Reilly
(FG)
20th | 1973  |  | John Wilson
(FF)
21st | 1977  | Constituency abolished. See Cavan–Monaghan
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