Bernard Commons
Irish Clann na Talmhan politician (1913–1965
Bernard Commons
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Senator | |
In office
August 1951 – March 1957 |
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Constituency | Administrative Panel |
Teachta Dála | |
In office
December 1945 – May 1951 |
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Constituency | Mayo South |
Personal details | |
Born |
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1913-05-15
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15 May 1913
County Mayo , Ireland |
Died | 19 April 1965 (1965-04-19) (aged 51) |
Political party | Clann na Talmhan |
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Bernard Commons (15 May 1913 – 19 April 1965) was an Irish politician. A farmer by profession, he was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1943 and 1944 general elections. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the Mayo South by-election on 4 December 1945 as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo South constituency. [1] The by-election was caused by the appointment of Micheál Clery of Fianna Fáil as County Registrar of Dublin.
He was re-elected at the 1948 general election but lost his seat at the 1951 general election . [2] He was subsequently elected to 7th Seanad by the Agricultural Panel . He stood unsuccessfully at the 1954 general election but was elected to the 8th Seanad . He was defeated at the 1957 Seanad election. [2]
In the early 1940s, Commons was imprisoned for one month in Sligo Prison for his part in the Mayo land agitation, after which he won a Dáil seat. [3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Bernard Commons" . Oireachtas Members Database . Retrieved 8 April 2009 .
- 1 2 "Bernard Commons" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 8 April 2009 .
- ↑ Colman Cassidy (17 January 2001). "TDs who have seen the inside of a cell" . The Irish Times . Retrieved 13 January 2008 .
Teachtaí Dála
(TDs) for the
Mayo South
constituency
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