Don Davern Explained

Don Davern
Office:Parliamentary Secretary
Suboffice:Agriculture and Fisheries
Subterm:1966–1968
Office1:Teachta Dála
Term Start1:April 1965
Term End1:2 November 1968
Constituency1:Tipperary South
Party:Fianna Fáil
Birth Name:Owen Don Bosco Davern
Birth Date:4 March 1935
Birth Place:Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Death Place:County Tipperary, Ireland
Spouse:Joan Hannigan
Father:Michael Davern
Relatives:Noel Davern (brother)

Donal Davern (4 March 1935 – 2 November 1968) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]

He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency at the 1965 general election succeeding his father, Michael Davern.[2] In November 1966, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. He died suddenly before completing his first term in Dáil Éireann.[3] His brother Noel Davern was elected at the subsequent general election.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donal Davern. Oireachtas Members Database. 12 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Donal Davern. ElectionsIreland.org. 12 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Death of Member - Expression of Sympathy. 5 November 1968. Oireachtas Debates. 20 June 2011.
  4. Web site: Davern, Owen Don Bosco. Dictionary of Irish Biography. White. Lawrence William. 22 October 2022.