About John Thomas Donovan
Lived 1878 – 1922 (aged 43–44). John Thomas Donovan was a British and Irish politician, solicitor and barrister.
John Thomas Donovan (1878 – 17 January 1922) was an Irish barrister and nationalist politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1914 to 1918.
Born in Belfast, Donovan was called to the bar at the King's Inns in 1914.
He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Wicklow at a by-election in August 1914, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edward Peter O'Kelly. He did not defend his seat at the 1918 general election,
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Who was John Thomas Donovan?
Irish politician (1878–1922)
When was John Thomas Donovan born?
John Thomas Donovan was born in 1878 in Belfast.
When did John Thomas Donovan die?
John Thomas Donovan died in 1922.
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John Thomas Donovan was a politician, solicitor and barrister.
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John Thomas Donovan was British and Irish.
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· Wikipedia: John Thomas Donovan
· DBpedia: John Donovan (Irish politician)
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